A black bear checked into Juneau’s historic Alaskan Hotel

A black bear looks around the second floor hallway of the Alaskan Hotel on Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Queenie Lim)
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A black bear entered Juneau’s historic Alaskan Hotel around noon on Sunday. Hotel staff said the bear let itself out with a loud crash just a short while later. 
The bear crawled through the open, second story window of room 213, which is at ground level since t