An Alaska tourist spot will vote on whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break [Video]

Each year, a crush of tourists arrives on cruise ships in Alaska’s capital city to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s tourism boom are coming to a head over a new voter initiative to give residents a respite from the influx.Video above: Alaska man, police officers join forces to save calf trapped in lake from ‘sure demise’A measure that would ban cruise ships with 250 or more passengers from docking in Juneau on Saturdays qualified for the Oct. 1 municipal ballot, setting the stage for a debate about how much tourism is too much in a city that is experiencing first-hand the impacts of climate change. The measure would also ban ships on July 4, when locals flock to a downtown parade.The “ship-free Saturdays” initiative that qualified this week will go to voters unless the local Assembly enacts a similar measure by Aug. 15, …