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Hiking on the Tongass National Forest

At more than 17 million acres in size, the Tongass National Forest located in Southeast Alaska is the largest forest administered in the overall national forest system. The Tongass is world renowned for its old growth temperate rain forests covered with enormous Sitka spruce, Hemlock fir, and Yellow cedar. These forests protect watersheds that support [...]

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Ketchikan on the Inside Passage

Most visitors to Ketchikan begin their journey with a walk through downtown and through historic Creek Street. Creek Street is actually a pile-supported boardwalk, dotted with a variety of buildings spanning a tidal creek and not a street at all. This out of the way corner is the town’s historic red light district that actively conducted its affairs until 1953.

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Wrangell Island

Wrangell is a community steeped in rich history, home to people for thousands of years. It is an island community in southern Southeast Alaska that has experienced the boom and bust resource development process so prevalent in Alaska’s past.

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