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Ketchikan Alaska Tours Native Culture E XPERIENCE Accommodations Sportfishing KETCHIKAN ALASKA Includes: Prince of Wales Island Wrangell Hyder Petersburg Metlakatla Prince Rupert B.C. 2005 AREA GUIDE Contents 4-5 Native Culture 4 Meetings, Conventions & Special Events 6 Wildlife 7 Tongass National Forest 8-9 Misty Fjords National Monument 10-12 Sportfishing 13 Just For Kids 14 Activities and Events 15 Dining and Entertainment 16 Camping 17 Attractions 18-19 Shopping 20 Accommodations 21 Transportation 22 One Stop Tour Center 23-24 Maps and Outlying Communities 25-31 Directory of Services ? For More Information Contact: Each section of our guide highlights additional organizations for assistance with your questions, or contact: Ketchikan Visitors Bureau: 131 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 907-225-6166, 800-770-3300 Fax: 907-225-4250 E-mail: [email protected] www.visit-ketchikan.com Photos: Cover: Paddling Thomas Basin boat harbor, downtown Ketchikan. Above: Aerial view of downtown. Right: Rotary Beach at sunset. Photos by Clark Mishler. on the Reader Service Card #1 2 KETCHIKAN•ALASKA Circle WELCOME TO e invite you to take a peek at our Wcommunity, which has long been a favorite destination for travelers visiting the Inside Passage of Alaska. On the following pages you’ll learn about our history and culture, the wide variety of activities and attractions to enjoy during your visit and you’ll find information designed to help plan your visit. Whether you travel by air or water, you’ll find breath-taking scenery, modern amenities, irresistable shopping and our famed Alaskan hospitality await when you experience Alaska, in Ketchikan. WWW.VISIT-KETCHIKAN.COM 3 A living link to a rich past ative art and culture flourishes Nhere due to the large population of Native Alaskans. The three indigenous Pacific Northwest Indian tribes are the Tlingit, Haida and Saxman Native Tour Tsimshian. Gaze at the many massive Wilderness Kart Expedition totem poles, timeless monuments in cedar from the first Alaskans. Native Explore Historic Ketchikan dance comes alive with regular The Best of Ketchikan by Land & Sea performances by skilled groups, just Wilderness Guided Fly Fishing minutes from Ketchikan, at the Saxman Tribal house, and at the Metlakatla Long House. Two miles Cape Fox Tours south from Ketchikan is Saxman 907-225-4846 ext 103 Village. Its totem park includes the www.capefoxtours.com famed Abraham Lincoln pole. Following in the footsteps of their P.O. Box 6656 • Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 ancestors, carvers and their Circle #2 on the Reader Service Card apprentices can be seen here sculpting totem poles, canoes, paddles and masks. In a beautiful cove eight miles Ketchikan is a popular destination for meetings, conventions, board retreats and north of Ketchikan is Totem Bight corporate incentive programs. The area’s remote, scenic location and array of State Park, where a historic collection activities and attractions provides an outstanding group destination. The Ted of totems and a Native community Ferry Civic Center is a versatile, state of the art meeting facility convenient to house can be viewed. Ketchikan’s all Ketchikan hotels and attractions. The center which seats 500 theatre style Totem Heritage Center displays a large and 400 for banquets is open year-round for events. Several Ketchikan hotels collection of original poles retrieved also offer meeting and banquet space, for groups from 10 to 100. The Ketchikan from abandoned village sites and hosts Visitors Bureau offers professional meeting planning staff and support to help classes teaching traditional art forms you build the perfect event for your group. Call for our free meeting planners’ like weaving and regalia making. The tools at 800-770-3300 or visit www.meetinalaska.com Southeast Alaska Discovery Center houses contemporary poles, examples of Native basketry and other crafts; and a traditional Native fish camp exhibit. Fine totemic art can be seen at the Prince of Wales Island communities of Kasaan, Klawock and Hydaburg. Meetings, Conventions & Special Events Circle #3 on the Reader Service Card 4 KETCHIKAN•ALASKA Native Culture Itinerary Ideas The Ketchikan area is home to three tribes of Northwest Coast Indians: the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian. Examples of traditional NW coast art abound throughout Ketchikan. Totems and other cedar carvings are easy to spot in parks and green Photos: The Chief Johnson pole near Creek St. is one spaces, and adorn local homes, commercial and of many on display throughout the community. Inset public buildings. from bottom left: Native children are active in local dance groups; Tlingit, Tsimshian and Haida poles in Day One: the lobby of the Discovery Center; Clan house at The Southeast Alaska Discovery Totem Bight State Park. Photos by Clark Mishler. Center’s Native Traditions room provides a good introduction to the area’s indigenous peoples. At the Totem Heritage Center, view original totems on display following their retrieval from abandoned Native Villages; just across the creek the Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery and Eagle Center rears salmon and maintains a live eagle display. Locations for totems and carvings throughout the downtown area are noted on the walking tour map available at the Ketchikan Visitors Bureau. Day Two: Take an organized or self guided tour to Totem Bight State Park and to Saxman Native Village. Both parks feature clan houses and large collections of poles. Saxman’s carving shed allows visitors to watch master carvers and their apprentices practice their craft near the clan house where Native dance performances are held. Day Three: Fly or ferry to Metlakatla, the only Indian reservation in the state, and home to the Tsimshian tribe. Activities include Native dance performances, artist demonstrations, refreshments and a community tour. Options: Plan enough time to see our neighboring communities. In Wrangell, Ketchikan’s neighbor to the north, visit Chief Shakes Island and photograph the ancient rock carvings scattered throughout Petroglyph Beach State Historic Park. On Prince of Wales Island, totem pole collections can be viewed in the communities of Hydaburg and Klawock. ? To Learn More About Native Culture Contact: Cape Fox Native Corporation: P.O. Box 8558, Ketchikan, AK 99901 907-225-5163 Ketchikan Indian Corporation Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery & Eagle Center: 1158 Salmon Road, Ketchikan, AK 99901 907-225-5158 Totem Bight State Park: 9883 North Tongass Highway, Ketchikan, AK 99901 907-247-8574 Totem Heritage Center/Ketchikan Museums: 629 Dock Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901 907-225-5900 Southeast Alaska Discovery Center: 50 Main Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901 907-228-6220, www.fs.fed.us/r10/ketchikan WWW.VISIT-KETCHIKAN.COM 5 ildlife sightings are an everyday experience here and a visit to Ketchikan offers Wmany options for viewing. Majestic Bald eagles abound, and are easy to spot perched in shoreline trees and even atop church steeples with advantageous views. In season find them near salmon spawning streams and nesting areas. The variety of land and sea birds in the region will keep birders busy. Of special note is the Stikine River area in Circle #4 on the Reader Service Card Wrangell, a haven for over 120 migrating species of bird in the spring and fall. Black bear are common throughout the region, along with brown (grizzly) bears in ? For More Information on Wildlife mainland areas. Boaters and hikers sight them often, especially in Misty Fiords National Viewing Contact: Monument and on Prince of Wales Island. Some of the finest black and brown bear viewing Southeast Alaska Discovery Center: locations in Alaska are at Anan Creek near Wrangell and at Salmon Creek in Hyder. 50 Main Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901 907-228-6220 • www.fs.fed.us/r10/ketchikan Sitka black-tailed deer almost pose for cameras on beaches, and along roadsides and Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Wildlife Division: trails. Mountain goats are plentiful, wolf may be sighted and moose range the mainland. 2030 Sea Level Dr., Suite 205, Ketchikan, AK 99901 Sightings of Orca and Humpback whales, sea lions, seals, playful sea otters and porpoise (907) 225-2475 • www.state.ak.us may be enjoyed on cruise excursions and from state ferries. Marten, mink and river otter Photo: Dungeness crabs are one of many species of local marine life. Photos by Clark Mishler. can be seen along beaches, streams and lakefronts. LAND ANIMALS BROWN BEAR (Mainland areas) Wildlife Chart Viewing Opportunities: May-September; near food sources- berry patches, salmon spawning areas. MARINE ANIMALS BIRDS BLACK BEAR HUMPBACK WHALES BALD EAGLES Viewing Opportunities: May-September; Viewing Opportunities: April-September; Viewing Opportunities: Year around; peak- ing from April-September. Perched on high near food sources; berry patches, salmon Humpbacks have extremely long flippers and often lift their flukes out of the water spots overlooking the waterfront ranging spawning areas. prior to diving. from trees to church steeples and roof tops. MOUNTAIN GOATS ORCA WHALES (Killer Whales) RAVEN (and crows) Viewing Opportunities: Viewing Opportunities: Year around, Viewing Opportunities: Year around; Late April- December; flightseeing peaking from April-September. plentiful both in town and surrounding excursions, on area trails in Alpine terrain. Pods follow salmon runs. area. SITKA BLACK TAIL DEER HARBOR SEAL RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD Viewing Opportunities: Year around; Viewing Opportunities: Viewing Opportunities: Migratory, near roads, trails and on beaches Year around;
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