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Welcome to Ketchikan, Alaska.
Ketchikan is a Alaska's fifth-largest city (in terms of population), and is located in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. Ketchikan, whose economy is based upon tourism and fishing, is known as the "King Salmon Capital of the World." The Misty Fjords National Monument is one of the area's major attractions. Ketchikan is named after Ketchikan Creek, which flows through the town. Ketchikan comes from the Tlingit name for the creek, Kitschk-hin. Ketchikan also has the world's largest collection of standing totem poles located at three major locations: Saxman Village, Totem Bight, and the Totem Heritage Center.
Downtown Ketchikan Alaska in May, 2002. Photograph by Robert A. Estremo, copyright 2002.
The heart of downtown is Ketchikan Creek; where the earliest visitors, Tlingit natives, set up summer fish camps along its shores. Ketchikan Creek’s shoreline bends and curves past Creek Street, a pedestrian thoroughfare consisting of wooden boardwalks. During prohibition and in later years, buildings on the street housed several bordellos. Today, restaurants, galleries and gift shops are popular stops for visitors. A funicular tram glides up the hillside offering a birds-eye view of the downtown area and arrives in the lobby of the Cape Fox Lodge Hotel and its impressive display of Alaskan Native artifacts.
Outside the main entrance the Gathering of the Clans totem collection can be viewed, and there is easy access to the Ted Ferry Civic Center, a modern meetings and conventions facility with a dramatic backdrop of Deer Mountain.
A walk through the forested path of the Married Man's Trail will return you to Creek Street. Or follow Venetia Way to Park Avenue for a brief walk to the Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery and Eagle Center and the Totem Heritage Center.
At the mouth of the creek, The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show showcases the skill of woodsmen competing against each other in events like log rolling and tree-climbing. Next door, the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center is an outstanding interpretive facility highlighting the commercial, recreational and cultural significance of the Tongass National Forest among Alaskans.
South of town, the Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary combines a walk through the rainforest and shoreline area with an overview of early timber operations in the area. Sister attraction, Alaska Canopy Tours, provides an exhilarating "zip line" tour through the tree tops of the forest. A few miles further south, the George Inlet Cannery provides a historical perspective on the fishing industry as visitors walk through the site’s original buildings and display of equipment used in the 1940s.
Just steps from the cruise ship docks, Ketchikan's historic downtown area and nearby Creek Street house the biggest selection of fascinating specialty shops, boutiques and galleries in the 49th state. Unique offerings can also be found in shops adjacent to Ketchikan's most popular attractions. Visitors will find a wide selection of grocery, liquor and convenience stores as well as hardware, sporting goods, automotive and camping supplies. Personal items, sundries and other necessities are readily available too. Ketchikan will satisfy even the most discriminating shopper.
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Local daily news in Ketchikan:
Ketchikan mayor: DOT's project estimates unfairly skewered
"I believe this project is important to the department as a whole, not just to the Southeast Region" Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein says project cost estimates by the state transportation department's Southeast Region are not consistent and favor prospective work outside his city. via Alaska Journal of Commerce
Wagoner named to task force
"It is time the state took a real hard look at how you define fishing guides." Sen. Tom Wagoner, R-Kenai, who was named Friday to the Cook Inlet Salmon Task Force, said the legislative group formed to examine ways to reduce allocation conflicts in the inlet's Northern District appeared ... via Clarion Dispatch
Improperly installed heating lamp blamed in house fire
Fire investigators say the cause of Friday's blaze at a Ketchikan home was caused by defective installation of a bathroom ceiling heating lamp. via KTVA Anchorage
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Places of interest:
Saxman, AK (4.9 miles), Metlakatla, AK (16.4 miles), Thorne Bay, AK (65.4 miles), Hydaburg, AK (80.1 miles), Wrangell, AK (91.0 miles), Klawock, AK (98.7 miles), Craig, AK (101.9 miles), Petersburg, AK (133.6 miles).
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