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7 ’s Marine Highway: Segment Corridor Plan and itscommunities. information providesaquickoverviewofthissegment is over1,045miles,northtosouth.Thefollowing Peninsula segment isthe point northwestward,thenextMarineHighway Columbia andBellingham,.Fromthat which areinAlaska,plusPrinceRupert,British segment servessixteenportcommunities,fourteenof the mostnorthernportionofInsidePassage.This terminates inSkagwayattheheadofLynnCanal, protecting thecoastlinefromPacificOcean.It called theInsidePassageduetothousandsofislands Columbia andthroughthesouthernportionofstate Washington tothesouthalongcoastofBritish National ScenicBywayextendsfromBellingham, The REGIONAL OVERVIEW 2 Inside Passage . Thedirectdistancealongthe segmentofAlaska’sMarineHighway Prince WilliamSoundandKenai Inside Passage the agingslowershipsof fleet. time by50%anditsnewerdesignwillgraduallyreplace 2004. Itisdesignedasafastferrythatreducestravel fleet’s newestshipandcameonlineinthesummerof and the M/V Malaspina Kennicott Highway alongthe Several shipsprovideserviceforAlaska’sMarine in PrinceRupert,BritishColumbia. Amtrak inBellingham,WAandbyViaRailCanada Highway inthissegmentislinkedtorailserviceby is availableinmostcommunities.TheMarine and Skagway.Airservice,atvaryinglevelsoffrequency, Washington, PrinceRupert,BritishColumbia,Haines from themainhighwayaccessroutesatBellingham, Marine Highwayshipfromthenorthwestorvialand Access tothe ACCESS M/V Fairweather , the Inside Passage M/V LeConte AND SHIP , the Inside Passage M/V Columbia, . The , the communitiesiseitherby SER M/V M/V Matanuska . Theyarethe

Fairweather the VICE M/V Lituya, isthe , the M/V the upperInsidePassage. The M/VColumbiasailsthroughthedeepwaterfjordsof

9 Alaska’s Marine Highway: Inside Passage Segment Corridor Plan byway ifthey so choose. villages’ right andoptiontoremainapart fromthe byway partners, butwithatonethatrespects the options theymightpursueif theybecomeinvolvedas discussed inthisplana manner emphasizingthe uncertain natureoftheir involvement,theyare byway planningand marketing.Giventhe degree theywishtoparticipate intourismdevelopment, the midstofacommunitydiscussiontodetermine document, Kake,TenakeeSpringsandPelicanarein It shouldbeemphasizedthatasofthewritingthis of therolecommunityinsystem. reviewed belowinordertoprovideageneralsummary Tongass NationalForest.Eachcommunityisbriefly communities inAlaskaarewithinthe17millionacre Authority. AmajorityoftheSoutheastport communities areservedbytheInter-IslandFerry Hoonah. HollisonPrinceofWalesIslandandnearby community routesareTenakeeSprings,Pelicanand Juneau, HainesandSkagway.Placesservedonlyby Ketchikan, Wrangell,Petersburg,Kake,Angoon,Sitka, are: Bellingham(WA),PrinceRupert(BC),Metlakatla, the Alaska’sMarineHighway,fromsouthtonorthwest The mainlinecommunitiesinthissegmentservedby PARTNERS ST this area. As such,moreshipsandresourcesarerequiredtocover Marine Highwayistheirprimarytransportationroute. feeder routes.Formanyofthesecommunities,the side routesthatmustalsobeservedbycommunity there arenumerousislandcommunitiesandsmaller addition tothemainBellinghamSkagwayroute, Alaska’s MarineHighwaysystemtosupport.In The A Inside Passage TUS OFCOMMUNITIES isthemostcomplicatedroutefor AND Pelican. providing aglimpseintoruralcoastalAlaska.Belowistheboardwalkcommunityof Some communitieshaveaverysmallpopulationoflessthanhundredresidents terminal ismodernandfullservice. coast ofBritishColumbiatakes37hours.Bellingham M/V Columbia Highway serviceoutofBellinghamisprovidedbythe into SeattleandVancouver.WeeklyAlaska’sMarine Bellingham neartheterminal.Airserviceisfrequent Baker. in the opportunities includingkayakingorwhalewatching center foraccessingnumerousrecreational look and Electricity museums includingthe sailing northward.Thecommunityhasnumerous Historic District terminal islocatedinthepicturesque set toexploreAlaskafromtheMarineHighway.The a popularbeginningpointformanyleisuretravelers and Vancouver,BritishColumbiaviaInterstate5.Itis Marine Highway.ItliesequidistantbetweenSeattle Bellingham, WA Bellingham Bay San JuanIslands InterstatehighwaysandAmtrakconvergein , shops,andrestaurants,manythatover . TheruntoPrinceRupertalongthe andprovidesaVictoriansettingfor is thesouthernmostportforAlaska’s . Bellinghamisaconvenient orskiingandhikingat American MuseumofRadio Fairhaven Mount Island. Authority provides servicetoHollisandPrince ofWales Alaska’s MarineHighway and theInter-IslandFerry provides ferryservicefromKetchikan toMetlakatlaon is offeredseveraltimeseach week.The Matanuska, M/VKennicott, Ketchikan isservedbythe and travelerinformationkiosks.Parkingisadequate. downtown andoffersticketing,waitingareas,restrooms Heritage Center Totem BlightStateHistoricalPark providing outstandingculturalopportunitiesinthe world’s largestcollectionoftotempolesintheworld Alaska DiscoveryCenter the waterfrontandUSDAForestService’s Creek Street offers apleasingwaterfrontwithsitessuchashistoric Known asthe in AlaskanwatersandislocatedonRevillagigedoIsland. Ketchikan customs offices. accommodating typicalterminalservicesaswell is ownedbytheCityofPrinceRupertandspacious, and including the offers avarietyofmuseumsandothervisitoractivities culture. LikeBellingham,thecommunityishistoricand and theareaisrichinnaturalresourcesNative community wasdevelopedasa‘superport’forCanada railway byViaRailCanadaandthetrain, community islinkedtotheCanadiantranscontinental by Highway16andregularairservice.The near theAlaskan/U.S.border.PrinceRupertisserved northerly portcommunityinBritishColumbiaandlies the summermonths.PrinceRupertismost sail fromPrinceRupertfourtofivetimesaweekduring Columbia andisservedbythe Prince Rupert Kwinitsa RailwayMuseum isthefirststopforAlaska’sMarineHighway withitsbuildingsonpiersoverhanging Museum ofNorthernBritishColumbia Salmon CapitaloftheWorld is locatedonthecoastofBritish . Theterminalisnorthofthe . Thecommunityhasthe and M/V Malaspina, M/V Columbia. . Theterminalfacility M/V Kennicott M/V Lituya and Skeena , Ketchikan Southeast . Ships Service Totem . The also , Wrangell. needs. Thesameshipsthatserve Ketchikanalsoserve downtown issomewhatsmall, butservescurrent culture. TheMarineHighwayterminallocated highlights community hasanewmuseumthe Tlingit clanhouseandcollectionoftotempoles.The Historic Park experienced attheWrangell American historyisprevalentinWrangellandcanbe Russian, BritishandAmericanrule.CoastalNative was theonlyAlaskancommunitytohavebeenunder major traderouteintoCanada.Asaresult,Wrangell gold duetoitscloseproximitytheStikineRiver,a fort locationaswelltradingcenterforfursand LeConte WildernessArea tourism andrecreationattractionswithinthe water glacierinNorthAmerica.Botharemajor near the Wrangell Ketchikan toMetlakatla. departure. The that operatesonlypriortoeachship’sarrivaland community hasasimplemodularterminalbuilding opportunities andbasicvisitorservices.The community offersculturalandrecreation passage wherethecommunityislocated.The “where thewinddiesdown,”referringtosaltwater Americans. Literallytranslated,Metlakatlameans, home ofapproximately130residentsmostlyNative Annette IslandsouthofKetchikan.Todayitisthe community startedasaTsimshianNativevillageon Lituya Metlakatla from Ketchikanfivedaysaweek.This LeConte Glacier lies atthemouthofStikineRiverandis natural history,logging,fishing,andNative isreachedviaferryserviceonthe and M/V Lituya Chief ShakesIsland, . Wrangellwasastrategic , thesouthernmosttide provides ferryservicefrom PetroglyphBeachState Nolan Center thesiteofa Stikine/ M/V that and longhousesfromthroughoutSoutheastAlaska. Ketchikan hasanoutstandingcollectionoftotempoles

2 - REGIONAL OVERVIEW 11 Alaska’s Marine Highway: Inside Passage Segment Corridor Plan wonderful community. Petersburg’s Norwegianandfishingheritagecreatesa provides servicetothiscommunity. community hasbasicservices.The staging andparkingareawithawaitingshelter.The centennial. Kake commissioned byKakeandcarvedforAlaska’s The world’slargesttotempole(132feet)was where traditionalcultureisimportanttoitsresidents. continues itsfishing,loggingandsubsistencelifestyle later timberharvesting.Todaythecommunity The community’sindustryincludedafishcanneryand village namedaftertheclanthatcalledthisareahome. line routeofAlaska’sMarineHighway.ItisaTlingit Kake Ketchikan. Petersburg isservedbythesameshipsasWrangelland higher qualityfacilitiestoaddresstheseneeds. areas; thepublicsectorneedstolookatproviding with recreationalvehicleparkingandgeneralcamping here. WithinPetersburg,therearecurrentproblems downtown areas.Tourismisalreadywellestablished to experiencethecommunity’shistoricwaterfrontand along thehistoric Petersburg, itscultureandhistory. buildings. The architecture and‘rosemaling’Norwegianpaintingson Scandinavian heritagecanbeseeninthecommunity’s and specialeventstocelebratetheirheritage. is knownas Scandinavian heritageandfishing.Thecommunity Petersburg issmallNativecommunitythatliesonthemain Little Norway is aquaintcommunitysteepedin Clausen MemorialMuseum

has noterminalbuilding;justapaved HammerSlough andhostsseveralfestivals and SingLeeAlley

M/V LeConte Visitors walk interprets beyond asmallcoveredwaitingareaonthedock. by the basic servicesareavailable.Thecommunityisserved Vehicles arenotpermittedinTenakeeSpringshowever word “tinaghu,”meaning“CopperyShieldBay.” today. ThecommunitynameisderivedfromtheTlingit Tenakee Springshowevernonecontinuetooperate community. Severalcannerieswereopenednear and builtbathhouseseventuallyasmall Fishermen andprospectorsstoppedforthehotsprings degree sulfurhotspringsnowinthecenteroftown. was establishedinthislocationduetonatural108- community withjustover100people.The Island, 45milessouthwestofJuneau.Itisasmall Tenakee Springs community. years. The owned terminal,butthishasnotbeenusedformany Angoon hasbasicvisitorservices.acity- Today thecommunitymaintainsitsculturalheritage. adjacent islandtoemploytheresidentsofAngoon. In thelate1800’s,awhalingstationasestablishedatan tribe andinthemid-1800sbecameafurtradingcenter. established asthehomeofKootznoowooTlingit fishing andsubsistencelifestyle.Itwasoriginally It isacommunityof600peoplewithcommercial Monument andislocated60milessouthwestofJuneau. . ItistheonlycommunityonNational Admiralty IslandNationalMonument Angoon M/V LeConte is locatedonthesouthwestsideof M/V LeConte islocatedontheeastsideofChichagof andhasnoterminalfacilities providesservicetothis atKootznahoo ticketing andwaitingarea). typical servicesforamodernsmallterminal(restrooms, resources. Hoonah’sMarineHighwayterminalprovides to thecruiseshipindustryemphasizingitscultural destination intheoldcanneryaswellopeneditsdoors has basicservicesandrecentlyopenedanewvisitor timber heritageandasubsistencelifestyle.Hoonah 1944. Todaythecommunitycontinuesitsfishingand destroyed muchofthecityandculturalartifactsin cannery wasbuiltnearthecommunity.Amajorfire this areaandGlacierBay.Intheearly1900’salarge the hometoHunaTlingittribethathasoccupied community namemeans‘’villagebythecliff,’’andwas nearly athousandpeoplecallHoonahhome.The a richculturalpresence.LocatedonChichagofIsland, Hoonah Pelican andtheshiptiesupatCitydock. month. Thereisnoterminaloramenitiesin services andthe surrounding thiscommunity.Pelicanhaslimited boardwalk. Therearegoodrecreationopportunities allowed inthecommunitythatislinkedbyawaterfront in thecommunity1930’s.Therearenovehicles the nameofaboatthatwasfirstfishpackingvessel plant. Thecommunityisnamednotafterthebirdbut 100 andisafishingcommunitywithfishcoldstorage on LisianskiInlet.Pelicanhasapopulationofjustover Pelican sits onthenorthwestcoastofChichagofIsland is the

largest TlingitvillageinAlaskaandhas M/V LeConte callsintoportoncea Juneau toSitkatwodaysaweekinthesummer. The Malaspina Sitka isservedbythe The terminalandstagingareasareingoodcondition. terminal islocatedsevenmilesfromthedowntown. Edgecumbe area knownforitsfishingandmajestic and manyvisitorservices.Sitkaisapopularrecreation abandoned. Sitkahasmoderatevisitationbycruiseships Japanese invasioninWorldWarIIwhichisnow on aneighboringislandtoprotectAlaskafrom Alaska until1906.TheNavyestablishedamajorbase fishing andtimber.ItwastheTerritorialCapitalof Island, wasestablishedtotradeseaotterpeltsandlater Jackson Museum at the Baranof Museum beautiful heritage canbefoundattheruinsof It wasknownasthe“ParisofPacific”.Russian Russian, Nativeandpioneerculturalhistoryflavor. America andassuchitoffersanintriguingmixtureof Sitka M/V Fairweather wasoncetheRussian-AmericancapitalofNorth Sitka NationalHistoricPark St.Michael’sOrthodoxCathedral , the , adormantvolcano.TheMarineHighway M/V LeConte . Thecommunity,locatedonBaranof . Sitka’sNativeHeritageisshowcased provides fastferryservicefrom M/V Matanuska and the andthe M/VFairweather. Castle Hill, , the Sheldon andthe Mount M/V the . Russian Americauntiltheterritorywaspurchasedby centerpiece ofthecommunity.Sitkawascapital Sitka’s SaintMichael’sRussianOrthodoxChurchisthe

2 - REGIONAL OVERVIEW 13 Alaska’s Marine Highway: Inside Passage Segment Corridor Plan twice aweektoSitka. Juneau toHainesandSkagwayfivedaysaweek M/V Fairweather LeConte, M/VColumbia Malaspina, M/VMatanuska,Kennicott, services areprovided.Juneauisservedbythe transportation intotownisnotavailable.Allvisitor equipped. Thisdistancecancreateproblemswhen of downtownJuneauatAukeBay,ismodernandfully attractions. Theterminalfacility,lying15milesnorth downtown, shopsandtourismrelatedtoursoflocal a populartouristdestinationduetoitshistoric and numerousflightseeingopportunities.Juneauis the institutions andtourismeconomy.Juneauishometo cultural activitiesduetoitscapitalstatus,educational Juneau providesawiderangeofrecreationaland Glacier BayNationalPark and isnowthelargestcommunityinSoutheastAlaska. established duetotherichgolddepositsinarea and tourismdestination.Thecommunitywas for Alaska’sMarineHighwayandamajorcruiseship Juneau Alaska StateMuseum is thecapitalofAlaska,acentralhubterminal provides dailyfastferryservicefrom Mount Juneau.Cruiseships canbeseeninthechannel. Juneau islocatedalong GastineauChannelatthebaseof communities isapopular recreationactivity.Downtown Hiking themountains surroundingInsidePassage and the , the liesjustwestofthecity. M/VFairweather. Mendenhall Glacier M/V The , summer. TheHainesterminalismodernandample. service fromJuneautoHainesfivedaysaweekinthe months. The several timeseachweekanddailyduringthesummer Columbia Malaspina, M/VMatanuska,Kennicott, Marine Highwayserviceisprovidedbythe and thereforemanyservicesareavailable.TheAlaska’s recreation opportunities.CruiseshipscallinatHaines able to‘driveout’oftownandtheoutstanding events. Hainespopularityisattributedduetobeing arts centerandthehostsiteoffestivalsspecial Historic run ofsalmonandHainesholdsit populated byover4,000baldeaglesfeedingonthelast Eagle Preserve and significantnaturalresourceslikethe offers NativeAmericanculture,pioneerculturalhistory Klondike goldseekersheadingtotheinterior.Haines the AlaskaHighway.Haineswasestablishedby Passage neighbor, Hainesprovideshighwayaccesstothe region andliesontheLynnCanal.LikeSkagway,its Haines segmentviathescenicHainesHighwayand isnearthenorthernendof Fort Seward andthe M/V Fairweather . EveryNovemberthePreserveis M/VFairweather. isnowhometoseveralinns,an provides dailyfastferry Bald EagleFestival. Serviceisoffered Inside Passage Chilkat Bald Inside M/V to townisnotachallenge. lies withinaneasywalktotownandthustransportation to Skagwayfivedaysaweekinthesummer.Theterminal Fairweather Columbia Malaspina, M/VMatanuska,Kennicott, Marine Highwayserviceisprovidedbythe activity retracingtheruggedrouteoverpass.Alaska’s White PasstoLakeBennett.Hikingthe White PassandYukonRouteRailway many visitorservices.Visitorscantakearideonthe Alaska andthereforehasmoderndockfacilities is oneofthemostpopularcruiseshipdockingpointsin Klondike GoldRushNationalHistoricPark 1800’s andthathistoryhasbeenpreservedthroughthe Territory. Skagwaywasagoldrushtowninthelate Highway, thecityofWhitehorseandCanada’sYukon Highway whichprovidesroadaccesstotheAlaskan Passage Skagway . ItliesatthebeginningofscenicKlondike isthenorthern-mostpointalong andthe provides dailyfastferryservicefromJuneau isapopularthreetofourdayrecreation M/VFairweather. overthehistoric The . Skagway Historic Inside M/V M/V in-state expenditures. communities inordertolengthenstaysandincrease should beencouragedtoexplorethesepartner experience thatsomevisitorsmighthave.All significantly augmentthepure‘water-and-port’ byway visitors.Inaddition,theirattractions Marine Highway.Theseplacesallprovideservicesfor William SoundandKenaiPeninsula highway andrailservicetotheneighboring to Finally, Anchorageisanairportofentryandagateway interesting Canadiancityisanimportantchallenge. travelers. Encouragingbywaytravelerstoexplorethis museums andotherresourcesareappealingto tourism destinationalongtheAlaskaHighway.Many history oftheYukongoldrushandisanestablished Whitehorse isthecapitalofterritory,offersarich Highway anddirectflightstoJuneauinthesummer. effort duetoitstworoadconnectiontheMarine Seattle. Whitehorseisakeypartnerinthisbyway of the visitor populations.Additionally,airservicetomany will benefitthebywayduetothesecities’residentand partnership theycanofferAlaska’sMarineHighway significant existingtourismindustriesandany the smaller communitiesalongthefewaccessroadsinto Columbia, WhitehorseYukon,AnchorageAlaskaand include SeattleWashington,VancouverBritish players alongthissegmentofthebyway.Theseplaces In additiontothesecommunities,thereareotherkey Inside Passage Inside Passage Inside Passage airports.Italsoprovidesdirect . SeattleandVancouverbothhave portcommunitiesisthrough segmentofthe Prince has apicturesquesetting. Nestled betweentheChilkatMountainsandRiver,Haines

2 - REGIONAL OVERVIEW 15 Alaska’s Marine Highway: Inside Passage Segment Corridor Plan Numerous marinemammalscanbeseenalongtheInsidePassagerouteandincludeStellarsealions(left),humpbackwhales,orcas,porpoises. overall managementservicesforvisitors. their staffprovidesimportanteducational,safetyand the keyresourcesthatvisitorsarecomingtoseeand provide visitorservices.Theseagenciesguidesomeof Resources, StateParksandlocalgovernmentwho Other agenciesincludetheDepartmentofNatural Monument andTracyArm-FordsTerrorWilderness). National Monument,AdmiraltyIsland Forest Service(TongassNationalForest,MistyFjords and GlacierBayNationalParkPreserve),theU.S. National HistoricalPark,SitkaHistoricPark the NationalParkService(KlondikeGoldRush partners inthiseffortaswell.Majorinclude Various publiclandmanagementagenciesarecritical resources. and makebestuseofexistingstaffingfinancial actions thatmeshwithexistingorganizations’activities in thisbyway.Successfulimplementationwillrequire educational institutionsthatarelikelytobeinvolved such asmuseums,trailsandrecreationgroups In addition,therearenumerousnot-for-profitentities Committees. Chambers ofCommerceandEconomicDevelopment Corporations, localVisitorandConventionBureaus, Southeast Conference,regionalandlocalNative effort. Theseorganizationsincludetheregional Passage community developmentagenciesalongthe local tourism,cultural,economicdevelopmentand In additiontotheseentities,themanyregionaland willbesignificantplayersandpartnersinthis Inside 2 - REGIONAL OVERVIEW 17 Alaska’s Marine Highway: Inside Passage Segment Corridor Plan Mount Edgecumbeisa volcanorisingoutofthePacificOceannear Sitka.