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.
Travel on the Alaska Inter-Island Ferry Authority to access the recreational opportunities found on Prince of Wales Island and surrounding communities.
What is the IFA? – Independent travelers exploring southeast Alaska have an additional means of accessing many of the State’s smaller island communities available to them called the Inter-Island Ferry Authority. Communities in southern southeast [...]
Naturalist John Muir first explored Alaska during a trip to the Island of Wrangell on July 14, 1879. Muir wasn’t impressed, saying “the most inhospitable place at first sight I had ever seen.
