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Reserve your Ketchikan Vacation today at great discount
prices. If you just looking for a Ketchikan Hotel or possibly a Ketchikan
and surrounding area guided tour use the links in the left column. |
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Ketchikan is located in southeastern Alaska, on
Revillagigedo Island, a seaport along the Inside Passage. It has a fine
natural harbor and is a center for fishing (especially salmon), lumbering,
and mining activities. Tourism is also important to the city's economy.
Located here is an international airport and a branch campus of the
University of Alaska, Southeast . A salmon cannery was established on the
site of the present-day city in 1887. The community grew rapidly after
copper mining began nearby in 1898. The city's name is possibly derived from
a Tlingit phrase meaning "spread wings of an eagle."
An ancestral home of Alaska's Tlingit Indians, Ketchican
displays its proud native heritage in colorful totem poles - the town boasts
the largest collection in the world. Head over - and up - to Creek Street,
with its shops and galleries built on stilts above a crystal stream |
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Save money by booking your Ketchikan Vacation early and reserving your airfare
and hotel together. Add a rental car, tours, and activities to save even
more with a vacation package. |
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