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Back when Alaska chose to become a state, the Federal Government promised to turn over all the land not in use for such things as military bases and National Parks to the new State. They lied. Even the Native Corporations had to sue to get the land they now own--- with Federal strings attached. Even much of the land that was under the jurisdiction of the BLM has now been made into new National Parks, thus eliminating any chance the State might have to claim it. This has cost the State Billions of dollars and countless jobs.
Guess what? Now that self-same Federal Government (that's you, me and a bunch of others who pay taxes) has its panties in a wad cause some of those upstart Alaskans want part of their money back. Had the land been transferred to State control as was promised, the City of Ketchikan could build a bridge to Gravina Island and then on to Wrangell and Juneau plus drill a tunnel through the nountains to the Alcan Highway!
Until you know what you're talking (typing) about it might be wise to do a bit of research.

Back when Alaska chose to become a state, the Federal Government promised to turn over all the land not in use for such things as military bases and National Parks to the new State. They lied. Even the Native Corporations had to sue to get the land they now own--- with Federal strings attached. Even much of the land that was under the jurisdiction of the BLM has now been made into new National Parks, thus eliminating any chance the State might have to claim it. This has cost the State Billions of dollars and countless jobs. Guess what? Now that self-same Federal Government (that's you, me and a bunch of others who pay taxes) has its panties in a wad cause some of those upstart Alaskans want part of their money back. Had the land been transferred to State control as was promised, the City of Ketchikan could build a bridge to Gravina Island and then on to Wrangell and Juneau plus drill a tunnel through the nountains to the Alcan Highway! Until you know what you're talking (typing) about it might be wise to do a bit of research.

Well done, sir...well, done!

....."Ketchikan could build a bridge to Gravina Island and then on to Wrangell"

Hey, oldfart, (your choice of name) look at a chart. You are the ignorant one here. A road link from Gravina Island to Wrangell (on another island, BTW), would require about a SIX MILE BRIDGE CROSSING of impossibly deep salt water subject to several storms each year. It is beyond the capability of humankind. It exists only in your imagination.

On the other hand, a road link from Ketchikan to the north end of Revilla Island and roughly along the hydroelectric intertie route involves two feasable crossings and comes within reasonable distance of existing Alaskan logging roads and Canadian mining roads and involves the least pioneering.

Check it out and let me know, "oldfart".