Wrangell new Forest Service cabin near Long Lake should be ready by fall

Hunters, recreational users and people who just want to enjoy the quiet and lake view should be able to reserve the new U.S. Forest Service cabin at Little Lakes, near the Long Lake trailhead in the middle of Wrangell Island, by this fall.

Construction started in May - a little later than planned, due to heavy snow at the site - and the Forest Service is looking forward to completion by the end of September, Tory Houser, Wrangell District ranger, said last week.

The Áax'w Sáani Cabin - Tlingit for Little Lakes - is the first new public-use cabin built in the district in almost 20 years. The la...