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Many thanks to Dave Rocke, Family Air Tours, Ketchikan, AK; Larry Dupler, ORCA
Enterprises, Juneau, AK; Bear Creek Outfitters, Juneau, AK; Kenai Fjords Tours,
Seward, AK, Doug Ward, Dolphin Jet Boat Tours, Juneau, AK, Juneau Convention
and Visitors Bureau, Alaska Tourism Marketing Association, Seattle Convention
and Visitors Bureau, Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau, Anchorage, Convention
and Visitors Bureau, the Alaska railroad and the State of Alaska Division
of Tourism, Juneau, AK for the pictures on these pages. All pictures are copyrighted
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This is the land of the totem pole, totems abound in Ketchikan |
Ketchikan, Alaska's First City, is a great introduction
to those things that make Southeast Alaska unique -- rain forest, fjords, the unique
art forms of the Native cultures, spectacular fishing and a population that
is ruggedly individualistic. Ketchikaners have a philosophical attitude toward one of its major features--the rain. Right on the downtown dock is a giant rain gauge, measuring the over 160 inches of rain Ketchikan gets every year. Ketchikaners chronicle every drop. |
Nearby is the Misty Fjords National Monument, arguably the most beautiful fjord in the world. This 2.2 million-acre Monument
was created by receding glaciers, and encompasses all ecosystems found in Southeast
Alaska. At the head of Portland Canal is Hyder Alaska and it's sister
city Stewart B.C. Canada. Hyder is the only town in southern Southeast Alaska
that you can drive to. Unfortunately there is no ferry connection to the rest
of Alaska. At the confluence of the three major Native cultures of Southeast Alaska, the Tsimpshian, Haida and Tlingit, Ketchikan boasts an impressive collection of Northwest Coast art, on display at , Saxman Village, Totem Bight State Park and the Ketchikan Totem Heritage Center. |
A short flight away is Prince of Wales Island, the third
largest island in the United States. POW, as its residents fondly call it,
is a microcosm of the various lifestyles of rural Southeast Alaska. Here you'll
find a mix of Tlingit and Haida villages, logging towns (or former logging
towns like Thorne Bay), and fishing villages. POW is accessible by float
plane or ferry. Because POW has experienced extensive logging operations,
there are more roads on POW than the rest of Southeast Alaska combined. |
What you can do in Ketchikan: Flightsee to Misty Fjords Fish for Salmon sea-kayak see Native art Visit Dolly's House Go diving View bears Visit POW Ride the "duck" Fly in a bush plane Watch a Native carver at work Pull crab pots/enjoy crab feed Cruise to Misty Fjords Visit Saxman Village Go snorkeling |
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