Nome, Alaska, site of the legendary 19th century gold rush, is today’s destination for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, but local officials see their city port playing a significant new role in development of the Arctic as the next big rush.
“The Arctic is the next economic hot spot,” says Nome Mayor Denise Michels. “This is going to happen. Our job is to be proactive rather than reactive. They have been coming. They will come… and with the ice cap shrinking, there will be more and more vessels in the Arctic. The message that Nome wants … (More)
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