JUNEAU, Alaska — A proposed overhaul of facilities at a southeastern Alaska glacier includes plans to expand parking, the visitor centre, and boat and dock offerings. Officials outlined the proposed 50-year master plan for the Mendenhall Valley Glacier Recreation Area at a meeting Saturday at the visitor centre near Juneau, the Juneau Empire reported . Officials hope to have design work completed by 2022. “When this visitor centre was built, there were 23,000 visitors per year, and now there’s over 700,000,” King said. ——Information from: Juneau (Alaska) Empire, http://www.juneauempire.com

Source: National Post March 06, 2019 05:15 UTC