Introducing Sitka
Russians established Southeast Alaska’s first nonindigenous settlement here in 1799, and the town flourished on fur. Today Sitka sees itself as both the cultural center of the Southeast and its most beautiful city, because it’s the only one facing the Pacific Ocean.
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The Sitka Convention & Visitors Bureau (907-747-5940; www.sitka.org; 330 Harbor Dr; 8am-5pm Mon-Fri) is located across the street from St Michael’s Cathedral, and also staffs a desk in the Centennial Building. The USFS office (907-747-6671; 204 Siginaka Way; 8am-4:30pm Mon-Fri) can provide hiking and kayaking information for the area.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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RE: Alaska - Inside Passage - Vancuver
by CascadeBob 15 August 2011
Many of your answers are here http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/ Sounds like you are flying into Alaska and travelling south (the opposite…
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RE: SE Alaska or Canada?
by johnsang 13 August 2011
The Alaska Marine Highway (ferries) is wonderful and very scenic (weather permitting). I would not stop for long on Ketchikan but continue…
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RE: Best Glacier to Visit?
by LizandAlan 29 July 2011
You mean like the people who filmed "The Proposal" on Martha's Vineyard and claimed it was Sitka? LOL! I love informing yuppy wives…
