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Local Totems Free Stikine River A FREE WRANGELL STIKINE RIVER 23 12 LOCAL TOTEMS BORN IN FUR AND RAISED ON GOLD, WRANGELL REACHED ADULTHOOD THROUGH MAPS 2 Guides to all the best spots 14 ROUGH AND OFTEN RUGGED UPBRINGING. 2021 Wrangell Sentinel’s visitors guide and vacation planner Welcome to friendly Wrangell 1 Wrangell o!ers a true taste of small-town Alaska life with residents who Table of Contents welcome visitors Cover photo: Award-winning Juneau History 2 photographer Mark Kelley first visited Wrangell’s character was forged by the optimism of three gold rushes Wrangell more than 40 years ago as a and the clash of great world powers in its backyard judge in the Wrangell Sentinel’s annual photo contest. Later, he discovered Anan Getting here 3 By air or by sea, the journey here is a big part of the fun Creek and its bears, including these two cubs in a tree, and had been there 11 years in a row until the pandemic canceled his A community gathering place 6 The Nolan Center is a true multi-use facility, housing the civic center, 2020 visit. More photos at markkelly.com visitors bureau, theater and museum Kids gems 7 Explore the Stikine 23 From mining to picnics to hot springs, the river has it all How Wrangell’s world-class garnets ended up in the hands of children Take a walk 10 Petroglyph Beach 24 Hiking, sightseeing and enjoying the island Mysterious carved stones that have ba!eled historians Totems 12 Fishing 28 Where to find them and e!orts to preserve them Everything you'll need for a day out on the water Downtown map 14 Golfing 30 Landmarks and local businesses Relax and play through Southeast Alaska's first regulation 9-hole North Wrangell Map 15 golf course Wrangell Island 16 Camping 31 Make your great escape to the camp sites and cabins in the area. Anan Creek bears 19 A seafood bu!et on display where black and brown bears feast side-by- Edible Alaska 32 side Wild berries are abundant, juicy and free for the picking. Churches 14 The Wrangell Guide Looking to visit some of Wrangell's historic holy places? Copyright 2021, the Wrangell Sentinel Published by the Wrangell Sentinel, PO Box 798 Wrangell, AK 99929; 907-874- 2301; [email protected] The Stikine River 20 Thank you to Mark Kelley, Rich E Rich Photography and Vincent Balansag and A true highway to the wilderness other contributors for the amazing photos in the guide. Production by Rashah McChesney, advertising sales by Amber Armstrong, editor and publisher Larry Persily. Looking for a guide? 22 Wrangell's charter operators o!er everything from freight-shipping to No part of the Wrangell Guide may be reproduced or used without the written fishing to Stikine River tours permission of the Wrangell Sentinel. 1 A memorable Welcome to friendly Wrangell small town WRANGELL, ONE OF THE MOST historic communities in Alaska, is the only town in the state to have on an island been ruled by four nations, Tlingit, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States. in the Wrangell also has the reputation for being the “friendliest little town in Southeast Alaska.” middle of Located on the northern tip of 30-mile-long Wrangell Island, Wrangell is a community of about the pristine 2,300 people, set amid the forests and mountains of Alaska’s Alaska Panhandle along the scenic Inside Passage. The island has a mild climate with wilderness temperatures seldom dipping below freezing in the winter. Rain is more common than snow and Wrangell was summer temperatures range anywhere from the mid-50s to the incorporated mid-70s. Wrangell is 750 miles north in 1903, but of Seattle, 85 miles north of A Southeast Alaska resident enjoys the bounty of her shrimp haul from the very little of the Ketchikan, and 150 miles south of Wrangell Back Channel. (Photo by Mark Kelley) Juneau, the state capital. original town It sits near the delta of the Stikine River. operations and the development of River, an important resource in the Between here and there lie many the tourism industry. remains. Much lives of those who live here. lakes and rivers available for Wrangell has a fleet of hand At Wrangell’s back door is camping, fishing, and wildlife viewing. and power trollers, seiners, and of downtown neighboring British Columbia, the Wrangell has periodically seen gillnet vessels. Salmon is the westernmost province of Canada. declines in its economy due to major product, along with halibut, was decimated On a clear day you can see the constraints on the timber and fishing shrimp, crab and herring. Several majestic, snowcapped mountains industries. The region continues to seafood processors are scattered by fire first in to the north and east of Wrangell clamor for stability for its human throughout town. Individual 1906 and again Island, which spill to the coast. inhabitants through the ever- fishermen have been known to sell The border is just hours away via changing sport and commercial their catch to residents or visitors in 1952. airplane or boat up the Stikine fishing industries, small-scale timber on the docks in the downtown harbor area. You can watch the catches being hauled onto the docks and sample some of the freshest seafood you’ll ever taste. Wrangell shrimp are famous for their delectable flavor. From large, luscious prawns to the small salad variety, the shrimp truly melt in your mouth. Local restaurants feature shrimp in dinners and salads. Shrimp are also sold by local fishermen and processors and packaged for shipping. Wrangell offers a true taste of small town Alaskan life with friendly residents who welcome visitors. Everyone in town is an unofficial greeter. Don’t hesitate to ask if you need help. 2 Stikine River key to Wrangell history Born in fur and raised on gold, Wrangell reached adulthood through a rough and often rugged upbringing. NOW A MORE COMFORTABLE According to Zuboff’s telling, others the crew of the tender Chatham, more serious look at the river, and stable community based on were afraid to float under the which accompanied the Discovery, specifically its value as a direct fishing, tourism and government glacier, so they traveled over it and were the first white men known to trade route to the fur resources of employment, its character was later became known as the Chilkats. have sailed the waters surrounding the interior. forged by the optimism of three gold And there is mystery, too. Little is Wrangell. The coastal Alaska Natives had rushes and the clash of two great known of the who or why of carved Among colonizers, credit for who long been trading with the Interior world powers in Wrangell’s own images into stone, possibly more discovered the mouth of the river groups, and in about 1811 the backyard. than 8,000 years ago. traditionally is given to the Russians began trading with the That backyard -- the magnificent U.S. vessel Atahualpa, in 1802. Tlingit living near the site of present- Stikine River -- has been the SUCH STONE CARVINGS known as It was the Russian American Co., day Wrangell. dominating force in Wrangell’s story petroglyphs, are located throughout however, that decided to take a to pg 4 since before recorded history. Southeast Alaska and British Thanks mainly to its unique Columbia. On Wrangell Island, situation as the Gateway to the the largest group of carvings is Stikine, Wrangell has a wealth of on the beach at the north end of unusual history matched by few the island, with others scattered other Alaska towns, and is one of throughout the community. the oldest communities in the state. Petroglyphs have been brought A water highway to the resources inside the museum and in front of and scenic splendor of the coastal the library. interior, the Stikine is the fastest Although the number of navigable river on the continent. explanations for the carvings is Its delta meets the Inside Passage about the same as the number of just seven miles northeast of anthropologists who have examined Wrangell. them, Wrangell’s carvings are considered by some as unique THERE ARE STORIES of Tlingit in their depiction of the macabre people arriving in the region via the and supernatural beings. Stikine River. At least one theory claims the In Nora Marks and Richard petroglyphs were carved by ancient Above: A fishing boat heads home with the day’s catch, seen from Petro- Dauenhauer’s “Haa Shuká, shamans, usually at secluded glyph Beach. Our Ancestors,” Robert Zuboff sites. Below: Three Frogs Totem is located in front of the Shakes Tribal House. (Kak’weidí Clan, Kaakáakw Hít) Other researchers claim the (Photo by Vincent Balansag) recounts in “Basket Bay History,” carvings were connected to rites of that at one place on the blood sacrifice. Stikine they found it flowing under a The petroglyphs, which face the glacier. water and the setting sun, may be So, they tied a raft together and viewed at low or near-low put two elderly women -- Awasti and tide. Koowasikx - on it and then pushed them under the glacier. IN MORE RECENT HISTORY, Capt. “Having drifted under it and through George Vancouver, of the British to the other side, they started Royal Navy, missed finding the singing. Floating under the glacier mouth of the Stikine River in gave them their song. Based on 1793 on his five-year voyage of this a raft was made. Some went on exploration around the world it. Under it, under the glacier, they aboard the sloop Discovery. floated down the river,” Zuboff said. Nonetheless, he, his crew and 3 By air or by sea, getting here is part of the fun Above: An Alaska Airlines jet lands at the Wrangell Airport.
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