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Historic Cape Spencer Light – Guarding the Entrance of Cross Sound and Glacier Bay

By Alan Sorum | Published: 17 December 2010

Historic Cape Spencer Light is located on Cape Spencer at the entrance of Cross Sound and Icy Strait from the outside waters of the Gulf of Alaska. It is found inside the boundaries of Glacier Bay National Park. Cross Sound marks the northern exit for vessels traveling along the Inside Passage of Southeast Alaska. The [...]

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State of the Parks Program Releases Positive Assessment of Glacier Bay National Park

By Alan Sorum | Published: 17 December 2010

Sparked by concerns over the condition of our national parks, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) established a working group known as the Center for the State of the Parks in the year 2000. Chief among the group’s goals was to develop a complete and comprehensive understanding of resource conditions as they exist in our [...]

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