Joe Juneau and Richard Harris discovered gold in 1880 and put Juneau on the map. Originally Juneau was called Harrisburgh, then Rockwell, but Joe Juneau won out when he reputedly bought several rounds of drinks for voters. Juneau should be named Kowee or Kaawa.ee after the real founder, a Tlingit Native who led Juneau and Harris to the heavy metal. Sandy Beach across the channel in Douglas is also mine residue. Actually, it is moving.
Glaciers are slow-flowing rivers of ice.
It used to cover the Mendenhall Valley. It's a shame the glacier is receding. No problem - after we stop receding hairlines. Eventually, all 100,000 Alaska glaciers will slide into the ocean and Alaska will have 20 percent more land area - but a lot of the state will be under water. None of it will be here in 2,500 years.