Welcome to Ketchikan, Alaska's "first city". We can boast of our beautiful setting, mild climate and rich history. Ketchikan has rainforests, fjords, glaciers and numerous waterfalls. Our temperatures are never very cold or very hot: in January, our average temperature is 35º and in July, it is 58º. One thing before you begin, get your umbrella. The rainfall measures approximately 15 feet per year!
Ketchikan is best known for its Alaskan Native culture and great salmon fishing. In addition to native villages, we have more totem poles than anywhere else in the world. Join us in our odyssey through this wonderful city in the southeast corner of Alaska as we develop this ongoing tribute.
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Rossiter sentenced for 2011 stabbing death
On the air since 1991, Charlotte Glover delivers a digest of library news, book reviews and the latest scoop from the book world.A booktalk051712 MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SUN BREAKS MOVING NORTH INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING.
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 10:29 PM
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My View North: A Marriage of Sorts
May has finally arrived, and I'm thinking fondly of the summer ahead: staycations .
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 09:24 PM
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Variety of art proposed for new Ketchikan library
Public art for the new Ketchikan Public Library could include a Northwest Coast-style medallion by master carver Nathan Jackson.
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 11:02 AM
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Red Boat
Dawn brings fog and mist to the downtown Thomas Basin Harbor where fishing boats are tied up at the docks.
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 01:34 PM
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Southeast history: The demise of the Baronovivch Saltery
In past columns, we learned about Charles Vincent Baronovich, pioneer at Kasaan Bay and how he married the daughter of Chief Skowl, started a trading post and smuggled liquor and other items from Canada.
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 02:20 AM
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Murkowski congratulates Presidential Scholars
Alaskan high school seniors Alec P. Pankow, of Ketchikan and Brigit M. Noon, of Fairbanks were named as U.S. President Scholars today by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
Posted on May 09, 2012 at 10:05 PM