Ketchikan, five hundred
miles north of Seattle, is Alaska's "first city," and
the first port of call for many cruise ships. Its historic
downtown, wedged between water and forested mountains provides a
fascinating look at Alaska's history. Once known as the salmon
capital of the world, the state's fourth largest city is a
delightful mixture of boardwalks, steep hills and totem poles.
Native art and culture
flourishes here due to the large population of native Alaskans.
The three indigenous Pacific Northwest Indian tribes, the Tlingit,
Haida and Tsimshian considered the areas throughout Northern
British Columbia and Southeast Alaska their territory. Ketchikan
is home to the worlds largest collection of totem poles, timeless
monuments in cedar from the first Alaskans. |
In a beautiful cove eight
miles north of Ketchikan is Totem Bight State Park, where an
historic collection of totems and a native community house can be
visited. Throughout Ketchikan, totems are on display at public
parks and even local residences. Several local art galleries
specialize in authentic Alaska native art, from miniature totems
and hand woven basketry, to carved silver, fabric art and original
drawings and paintings. |
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