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Ketchikan Indian Tour

  • October 24, 2005
  • Rated 3 of 5 by go cards from louisville, Kentucky

It had a bunch of culture to it. It picked you up when you were on the boat and then you would go get on a bus that would drop you off a little bit out of town.

From journal Escape into Cold

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Ketchikan--Creek Street Historic District

  • October 27, 2000
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Bobbi from McLean, Virginia
This was the most famous redlight district in Alaska, which is now being converted into shops. The boardwalk sort of zigs and zags over Ketchikan Creek, and the whole area is very quaint in appearance. There are a lot of racy tales about it, as you might imagine, and some rather famous 'ladies' once lived and worked here. Mostly they lived and worked alone, however--the law said that any house where more than two women lived was an illegal brothel, and these brothels were strictly legal! As you might imagine, this was also a popular spot during Prohibition...

From journal Cruising the Inside Passage

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Ketchikan--Tlingit village

  • October 27, 2000
  • Rated 2 of 5 by Bobbi from McLean, Virginia
The day we docked in Ketchikan, we took the shore excursion to the Tlingit village, Saxman. A bus took us there, and we were treated to a traditional Tlingit dance by the Cape Fox dancers and the Naa Kahidi Theater. They have about 25 totem poles on display, and we were also given an explanation of the meanings of the various symbols and the entire pole. They will also take commissions to carve one for you, if you are willing to spring for $5000 per foot.

I found this experience a bit put on, almost as if I were in the Disney recreation of a Tlingit village. The totem pole with Abraham Lincoln was a particular non-favorite of mine. Still, it was interesting to learn about a culture previously unknown to me, and both the kids and Grandma enjoyed it (and that's no easy feat!)

From journal Cruising the Inside Passage

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Ketchikan

  • September 20, 2000
  • Rated 3 of 5 by Re Carroll from Abbotsford, British Columbia
Ketchikan

Ketchikan is actually an island and accessible only by boat or plane. Creek Street was the red light district in the early 1900s and now has little shops and cafes connected by a wooden boardwalk and makes for a fun stroll. There is a small museum called Dolly's House and it is located in the house of a famous madam from that era. The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) are visible in Ketchikan throughout the year. If you're lucky, you'll be able to see the salmon jumping and swimming upstream as the try to get away from the many people that fish near the bridge downtown.

From journal Cruising Alaska's Inside Passage

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