TOURS NATIVE CULTURE - Ketchikan Visitors Bureau
TOURS NATIVE CULTURE - Ketchikan Visitors Bureau TOURS NATIVE CULTURE - Ketchikan Visitors Bureau
TrANSpOrTATiON Our name is no coincidence. No one knows Alaska like Alaska knows Alaska. In fact, we’ve been part of this Great Land for close to 80 years. And to celebrate this legacy, we’re prouder than ever to offer more jet service to, from and within the Last Frontier, including daily flights to 20 communities throughout the state, from Ketchikan to Barrow. Not to mention, convenient nonstop service to the Lower 48. To learn more, visit alaskaair.com. * Service is seasonal. s Circle #39 on the Reader Service Card 11.ALA.348_4.375x3.875_AKMap_KVG_e2.indd 1 7/25/11 1:24 PM 36 For more information about transportation, see Directory page 54 Creative Direction Initials Account Services Initials SM Ketchikan’s historic city center is the hub of waterbased travel, but spokes go out in many directions and in many modes. Flightseers catch rides to their carriers, coach-tour passengers climb aboard here and public transit passes through. Taxi stands are numerous. PDF Send T
prince of Wales island West of Ketchikan lies the third largest island in the united States. Prince of Wales Island is home to several thousand residents in a dozen communities ranging in population from 50 to 1,500. The island is a prime destination for sportfishing enthusiasts and also provides outstanding opportunities for camping, hunting and hiking. Alaska Native culture is represented in totem poles in several communities. • El Capitan and Cavern lake caves are managed by the u.S. Forest Service and are examples of the massive cave and karst landscapes in Southeast Alaska. • Examples of Native Alaskan culture and totem pole collections can be viewed in several Prince of Wales Island communities. • Daily transportation between Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island is provided by the Inter- Island Ferry Authority. IFA operates from ports in the west end of Ketchikan and in hollis on the western side of Prince of Wales Island. • local commuter air carriers connect Ketchikan to Prince of Wales Island with scheduled daily service. For more information: Inter-Island Ferry Authority Toll-Free (866) 308-4848 www.interislandferry.com Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce (907) 755-2626 www.princeofwalescoc.org Ketchikan is the portal to Prince of Wales Island, a huge island laced by roads. The Inter-Island Ferry Authority gets people, their vehicles and their recreational gear to a place we often call simply The Big Island. For more information about Prince of Wales Island, see Directory pages 49-50 37
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TrANSpOrTATiON<br />
Our name<br />
is no coincidence.<br />
No one knows Alaska like Alaska knows Alaska. In fact, we’ve been part of this<br />
Great Land for close to 80 years. And to celebrate this legacy, we’re prouder than<br />
ever to offer more jet service to, from and within the Last Frontier, including daily<br />
flights to 20 communities throughout the state, from <strong>Ketchikan</strong> to Barrow.<br />
Not to mention, convenient nonstop service to the<br />
Lower 48. To learn more, visit alaskaair.com.<br />
* Service is seasonal.<br />
s Circle #39 on the Reader Service Card<br />
11.ALA.348_4.375x3.875_AKMap_KVG_e2.indd 1 7/25/11 1:24 PM<br />
36 For more information about transportation, see Directory page 54<br />
Creative Direction Initials Account Services Initials<br />
SM<br />
<strong>Ketchikan</strong>’s<br />
historic city<br />
center is the<br />
hub of waterbased<br />
travel,<br />
but spokes<br />
go out in<br />
many directions<br />
and in<br />
many modes.<br />
Flightseers<br />
catch rides to<br />
their carriers,<br />
coach-tour<br />
passengers<br />
climb<br />
aboard here<br />
and public<br />
transit passes<br />
through. Taxi<br />
stands are<br />
numerous.<br />
PDF Send T
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