Everyone can enjoy a Ketchikan salmon fishing vacation even if they've never fished in their life - and have no intention of doing so. The best case scenario, however, would be for avid fishermen and women to take their whole family with them. They will have an unforgettable experience, and others in the group can fill their time to overflowing with activities and adventures.
Meanwhile, other members of the group can learn local history, watch for wildlife, hike through national forests and state parks, explore the waterfronts, shop for souvenirs and fine art, or just enjoy resort amenities too numerous to list here. This Alaskan resort area makes a wonderful, memorable vacation spot for the whole family.
It's an adventure just getting around in this wilderness. There are places guests can access by vehicle, but many places require a boat or plane ride or a long hike along a forest trail. Black and brown bears, mountain goats, deer, and moose are often seen on land, while sea lions, seals, porpoises, and whales frolic in the water. Bird watchers will find many sea birds and land birds from hummingbirds to Bald Eagles.
Of course, the abundance of fish has made this area famous for years and years. There are five species of salmon that make their runs from the open ocean to the upper stretches of Ketchikan Creek. The local names are Chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Humpy, and Dog, also known as king, silver, red, pink, and churn. This creek was the summer home for Tingit natives, who caught fish to preserve for the long winters.
The lakes teem with trout, including Rainbow, Cutthroat, and Steelhead. The ocean offers halibut, two kinds of cod, and Red Snapper for sports fishing. Ketchikan Creek was an annual summer home for the Tingit natives, who fished the waters all around for their winter stores. Commercial fishermen from America came in 1900 to establish a town near the abundant supply.
This description should occupy anglers for at least some of the time. However, there is so much to do that it may be hard to decide where to start for the rest of the family. Kids might like a vintage cannery tour, a hike through the Tongrass National Forest, an excursion to the Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery and Eagle Center to see fish enclosures and rescued raptors, or a video presentations at the visitor's center.
Even young kids will love the totem poles that decorate the town and the 19th century ones moved to the Totem Heritage Center so they wouldn't be lost when native villages were abandoned. Everyone will like the wooden boardwalk of Creek Street, the downtown arts, shopping, and dining center. There are also live theater and music to enjoy.
Ketchikan salmon fishing may have brought this Alaska wonderland into the modern world, but the town has become one of the top ten places to visit. Go for the fish, the wildlife, the culture, the adventure, or just to relax at first-class resorts and lodges. Whatever your reason, you can have the best vacation of your life.
Meanwhile, other members of the group can learn local history, watch for wildlife, hike through national forests and state parks, explore the waterfronts, shop for souvenirs and fine art, or just enjoy resort amenities too numerous to list here. This Alaskan resort area makes a wonderful, memorable vacation spot for the whole family.
It's an adventure just getting around in this wilderness. There are places guests can access by vehicle, but many places require a boat or plane ride or a long hike along a forest trail. Black and brown bears, mountain goats, deer, and moose are often seen on land, while sea lions, seals, porpoises, and whales frolic in the water. Bird watchers will find many sea birds and land birds from hummingbirds to Bald Eagles.
Of course, the abundance of fish has made this area famous for years and years. There are five species of salmon that make their runs from the open ocean to the upper stretches of Ketchikan Creek. The local names are Chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Humpy, and Dog, also known as king, silver, red, pink, and churn. This creek was the summer home for Tingit natives, who caught fish to preserve for the long winters.
The lakes teem with trout, including Rainbow, Cutthroat, and Steelhead. The ocean offers halibut, two kinds of cod, and Red Snapper for sports fishing. Ketchikan Creek was an annual summer home for the Tingit natives, who fished the waters all around for their winter stores. Commercial fishermen from America came in 1900 to establish a town near the abundant supply.
This description should occupy anglers for at least some of the time. However, there is so much to do that it may be hard to decide where to start for the rest of the family. Kids might like a vintage cannery tour, a hike through the Tongrass National Forest, an excursion to the Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery and Eagle Center to see fish enclosures and rescued raptors, or a video presentations at the visitor's center.
Even young kids will love the totem poles that decorate the town and the 19th century ones moved to the Totem Heritage Center so they wouldn't be lost when native villages were abandoned. Everyone will like the wooden boardwalk of Creek Street, the downtown arts, shopping, and dining center. There are also live theater and music to enjoy.
Ketchikan salmon fishing may have brought this Alaska wonderland into the modern world, but the town has become one of the top ten places to visit. Go for the fish, the wildlife, the culture, the adventure, or just to relax at first-class resorts and lodges. Whatever your reason, you can have the best vacation of your life.
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