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• About Alaska - Juneau

  Location: North America, USA, Alaska Categories: About/General Information

  Perhaps better known as the capital city, Juneau lies in the Gastineau Channel in the Alaskan Panhandle. Like many other southeast cities, Juneau was inhabited by the Tlingit people for thousands of years before the first European settlers arrived. There is a rich history behind the city that harkens back to the late 19th century when it was put on the map on account of the discovery of gold on nearby…

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• About Alaska - Ketchikan

  Location: North America, USA, Alaska Categories: About/General Information

  Ketchikan is located on Revillagigedo island, 90 miles north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia and 235 miles south of Juneau Alaska. As part of the largest temperate rainforest in the world, Ketchikan is one of the wettest towns in SE receiving upwards of 150 inches of rain a year. Ketchikan’s economy is largely based on tourism and fishing, and is often referred to as the "salmon capitol of the…

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• About Alaska - Sitka

  Location: North America, USA, Alaska Categories: About/General Information

  Sitka is located on Baranoff Island, and one of the few "outer coast" communities in Southeast Alaska. Often referred to as “Sitka by the Sea”, it is one of the most beautiful and scenic towns in Southeast. While the Tlingit people originally settled in Sitka some 10,000 years ago, it wasn’t until 1799 that the Russians arrived, and made it the Capital of Russian America. As out of the way as…

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