We have seen this creek wall-to-wall with salmon
Good hiding places for black bear
But only when the salmon are running
Totem Heritage Center – native arts displayed
Outdoor collection of totems
Each one tells a story
One of the stories
Tlingit and Haida artistry
Each one unique to a tribe
Eagles are usually on the top
Bridge across the creek to the center
Good place to spot salmon
Trees of Sitka spruce and western hemlocks
Sitka deer mount
Hostas grow big here
Typical home on the creek
Creek alders line the water
Waterfalls
Fishladders
Narrow gaps
Shallows
Trees rooted in granite
Rapids
Dense growth
The fish are here….we know it
Water is much deeper here…this is where we saw the 40 pound King salmon
Greenery grows anywhere here
Back to downtown
One of many restaurants
Ketchikan Mining Co. – old headquarters
Flowers are planted everywhere
Dwyer's Crab & Fish Company Restaurant
No fish for us
The wheat ale beer was tasty
A taste of coriander and orange citrus
Brenna A is the name of their crab fishing vessel – featured on Deadliest Catch
Splitting a burger
Also shared strawberry cheesecake
Sitka Tex, the local crooner and guitar man
Diamonds International very close to the pier
Cape Fox Lodge
Back-to-back ships
Front Street
Some of these buildings are the oldest in Alaska
Front Street businesses
The Tunnel - 1954
Eagle totem
Shasta daisies
Lupines
A black bear
Casey Moran Harbor
Asian lilies
Waterfront promenade
Flowers grown in barrels
Name of a restaurant/bar
Home of the halibut fleet in 1920's & 30's
NCL Sun
City Float
Boats and planes
Stained glass art
Pair of swans
Mountain goat
Crow
Harbor seals
Salmon
Totem
Canada geese
Black bear
Bear prints
A Ketchikan moose & Bill
Amsterdam docked
Good place for bargain-hunters
Polar bear
The last frontier
Sailaway Pictures
Tongass Narrows
Surrounded by hills
Protected from the winds
Newtown and West End
Downtown
Dwyer's upstairs, Fish Pirates on ground level
Seaview Pool
Thomas Basin Boat Harbor
Aft section of Celebrity's Millenium
Suite verandas
Dropping the lines