Klawock hopes for an economic boost as it welcomes cruise ships for the first time

Tourists being ferried from the Seabourn Odyssey to the Port of Klawock during its May 6, 2024 grand opening. (Jack Darrell/KRBD)Alaska’s newest port, until a few months ago, was full of piles of milled timber in knee-deep mud.
On its opening day earlier this month, local kids and adults in traditional hats and robes danced on the concrete dock below a banner that read “Welcome to Port Klawock.”
After the first dance on May 6, a local teacher named Eva Roan addressed the crowd