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Prince of Wales Island prince of wales island ALASKA Visitors Guide 2011 The age of exploration isn’t over. It starts the day you get here. A PUBLICATION OF THE PRINCE OF WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Resort ; RV Park ; Charters Log cabin is the headquarters For sportFishing and wiLdLiFe cruises Guided and non-guided fishing ; Eco-tours Waterside condos ; Beach cabins ; Boat and canoe rentals ExPERiEnCE Bush AlAskA 800-544-2205 ; klawock, Alaska www.logCabinResortandRVPark.com A totem park. A traditional clan house. And more. A friendly villAge welcome mix exploration, recreation and home comforts in the historic village of Kasaan on Kasaan Bay. Two-bedroom house wiTh full kiTchen near The beach and oTher scenic and recreaTional siTes. renT for $90 per person per nighT. Two chevy suburbans also available for renT. 907-542-2230 for booking. 2 www.princeofwalescoc.org 907-755-2626 Prince of Wales Island Prince of Wales Island is the accessible composite of Alaska: a little of everything that people love about the Great Land. We have fishing and whales and mountains and a magnificent forest. We have friendly small towns Contents and trails that take you to solitude. GETTING HERE Ferry or fly to Prince of Wales Island 4 Craig’s ocean front yard offers optimal fishing, PACKING FOR A VISIT / CELL & INTERNET CONNECTIONS 5 crabbing and whale-watching. The town’s back yard HIGHWAYS AND SCENIC BYWAYS A road guide and trip advice 6 has one of the best hikes on the island, leading to a 3,000-foot vantage over the community and miles ROAD MAP The major arteries lead to back country 7 and miles of islands. Klawock is a bike ride or a short OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Enjoying our natural setting 8-9 walk from a river that spawns four species of salmon FISHING & FISHING RESOURCES One of our great recreations 10-11 and a lake with some of the island’s biggest trout. TRAILS AND CABINS Get into, and stay in, beautiful backcountry 12 Thorne Bay’s roots as a logging town are proudly visible while its residents provide a worthy travel HUNTING Deer, bear and waterfowl hunting outlined 13 destination. Fishing is great on its namesake river CAVES Karst landscape aids science and invites exploration 14 and the town is close to fun and relaxation at Sandy CAMPING The life outdoors 15 Beach. WILDLIFE Whales to bears, wildlife is abundant and visible 16-17 The island’s more than 2,000 miles of roads BIRDS Birdwatching is spectacular here 18 provide unmatched daily itineraries among these NATIVE CULTURE AND ART First peoples, totem parks 20 towns and others such as Coffman Cove, Hydaburg and Naukati Bay. Every town will show you their A LOOK AT LOCAL LINGO A casual primer to help visitors 21 own take on what it means to be an Alaskan ISLAND FACTS / TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST 22 community. NAMES AND PLACES Human history laid on the map 23 Nowhere else in North America are such extensive WILDLIFE STOPS! Places to see resident and migratory creatures 25 limestone caves open to explorers. Nowhere else MILEAGE CHART / SAFETY IN BEAR COUNTRY 25 in the 49th state is there such easy access to two MAP OF THE ISLAND A resource for traveling, camping, hiking 26-27 proud Native cultures, logging towns and great RESOURCES AND THE ECONOMY Mining, timber, fishing, visitors 28 mud-bog racing. All of that, plus a limit of salmon from local waters, makes this island an ideal Alaskan ISLAND EVENTS A calendar of island events in 2011 30 destination. And the wildlife: eagles, deer and even COMMUNITIES Resources, histories and notes for 11 towns 32-38 black bear are just a part of the experience while MEDICAL RESOURCES Clinics, EMS and 911 38 you drive our roads and hike our trails. INTERNATIONAL MARATHON Annual race takes the scenic route 38 Prince of Wales is a do-what-you-feel-like island. CHURCHES 39 Nature and the people who live here have created what you might call a theme park for the outdoors BUSINESS MEMBERS DIRECTORY Businesses and services 40-50 lover. ITINERARITIES Suggestions for exploring 50 Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Jan Bush president Budd Burnett vice president COVER PHOTOS John Moots secretary Kim Swainson treasurer SUNLIGHT SILHOUETTES THE RAIN FOREST AS A WALKER John Bruns past president Lynnette Logan director APPROACHES MEMORIAL BEACH RICHARD ERICKSON Janice Lund director Jeannie McFarland director A COMMERCIAL SALMON TROLLER WORKS CALM SEAS OFF Sharilyn Zellhuber director THE ISLAND IN GLORIOUS, LOW SUN JEREMY STERK Denise Daniels office manager Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 490 Klawock, AK 99925-0490 Contents © 2011 Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce. All rights are reserved. 907-755-2626 voice 907-755-2627 fax Reprinting or transmitting of this material in any form is prohibited without the express [email protected] email www.princeofwalescoc.org web site written permission of the Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of information in this guide. Advertisements are the sole property and responsibility of advertisers. Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce Editing and design by Gregg Poppen | Full Circle Media Arts | Ketchikan assumes no responsibility nor liability for content of advertising. Photographs are Text contributions were made by Jeff Lund and Nita Nettleton owned by the photographers and are used by permission. Prince of Wales Island Guide 2011 3 Getting here s W andre bob visitors and residents ferry to A pair of ports win vessels of the Inter-Island Ferry Authority, or IFA, provide a daily link between Hollis and Ketchikan, this re- gion’s commercial hub. Working in alternation throughout Tthe year, MV Prince of Wales and MV Stikine make a comfortable three-hour run between the communities. The two ferries feature forward observation lounges and reading rooms, quiet rooms and play areas for children. Cafeterias and solariums round out amenities on our green floating roadways. A new transportation option opens in summer 2011 with the Rain- forest Islands Ferry. The RIF vessel sails from Coffman Cove and HENRYWILLIAMSON calls at Wrangell, Petersburg and Ketchikan, carrying passengers and vehicles. Two ferry lines cruise among our region's islands, carrying people, vehicles and Ferry service to Ketchikan from the mainland is provided by the freight. A ship of the Inter-Island Ferry Alaska Marine Highway. The trip from Bellingham, Wash., runs Authority, above, eases through soft about 38 hours. State ferries also call at Prince Rupert, B.C., for a rainforest fog. Floatplanes are the six-hour sail to Ketchikan. workhorses of the aerial routes. Jets and floatplanes ARE air links Alaska Airlines provides several flights daily into Ketchikan from Sea-Tac International Airport, as well as from Juneau and other Southeast Alaska cities. The flight from Sea-Tac to Ketchikan is just an hour and 40 minutes. Local air carriers take Prince of Wales Island residents and our visi- FERRY ROUTE tors to and from Ketchikan. Floatplanes run scheduled routes to HIGHWAYS AIR ROUTES island towns and charters can take you wherever there’s water. These carriers are a good way to reach remote lakes, lodges and ocean shorelines. One air carrier using wheeled aircraft flies between the Klawock airport runway and Ketchikan International Airport. (See page 41.) TO KETCHIKAN WITH CAR, R.V., BOAT Alaska Marine Highway www.akferry.com British Columbia ferry from Vancouver or Vancouver Island to Prince Rupert, then connect with Alaska Marine Highway www.bcferries.com TO KETCHIKAN BY AIR Alaska Airlines from Seattle-Tacoma airport www.alaskaair.com TO PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND WITH CAR, R.V., BOAT IFA ferry from Ketchikan to Hollis www.interislandferry.com Rainforest Islands Ferry from Ketchikan to Coffman Cove www.rainforestislandsferry.com TO PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND BY AIR Ketchikan air carriers Check the directory on page 41 and search the web 4 www.princeofwalescoc.org 907-755-2626 Pack casual and protective gear for treks to sea and trees Our area of the Northwest Pacific doesn’t tend to extremes—it’s a temperate rain forest, after all—but you’ll want to have some layers to put between you and your gorgeous surroundings. Waterproof, breathable shells and fleece should be on your packing list. Our air is fresh and fragrant, but temperatures can be cool to those from warmer climes. Sunshine on our green trees and clean water can make this one of the most beautiful places you’ll ever see, but cloudy and rainy days do come along. Gore-Tex and similar fabrics repel rain and protect you from breezes ashore and on the water. Polartec-type fleece is good on the outside on dry days or layered under rain gear. Light, waterproof hiking boots or trail runners are good for everyday wear. They’re versatile for damp trails Rubber boots are our sneakers for and in boats. the beach, the trail, the boat— Summer high temperatures range from just about anywhere. Bring your own waterproof footwear when 49-82 degrees Fahrenheit, winter lows you visit. Polartec-type fleece claus from 15-42 degrees Fahrenheit. Average and waterproof shells are also annual precipitation is 120 inches. indispensable. bob Cell service widens Wi-fi is at chamber and other sites Visit the Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce with your laptop Cellular phone service is available in many areas to use our wi-fi during office hours; access is with credit card. The on the island. AT&T and Alaska Communications chamber office is in the Klawock Heenya Mall in Klawock. Hot spots Systems have cellular towers near more populated are at libraries in Craig, Coffman Cove, Thorne Bay and Whale Pass; communities.
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