Wrangell Sentinel -

If estimates of expected attendance hold true, the population of Wrangell could increase by 25 percent or more in May 2013 – during the rededication of Chief Shakes Tribal House.

The numbers of expected visitors, which has been calculated by Tis Peterman of the Wrangell Cooperative Association, could equal between 700-1,000 participants from across Alaska and the lower-48.

Because of this projection, the hunt for housing so many visitors to the borough is on with a vengeance.

“So far we’re organizing it, even though we’re leaving it up to a lot of folks to find their own housing,”...