Ketchikan is nicknamed “The Gateway to Alaska” for a good reason: it’s the first city that most visitors see when coming north from Seattle or Vancouver. It is located on Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago. Ketchikan has a population of just over 8,000 people, it has the sixth-highest number of people in the state …
If you’re considering taking a cruise to Southeast Alaska, it’s important to know which ports are the best. The very concept of “the best” is subjective, of course, which I freely admit. However, I’ve lived in Southeast Alaska for my entire life. I have been to every port that will appear on this list and …
Have you ever seen a bear in person? If you haven’t, or if you want to see one again (at a safe distance!), Ketchikan, Alaska is a great place to go! In Ketchikan, you’ll mostly see black bears, although if you’re lucky, you may get a chance to see brown bears (also known as grizzlies, …
The other day, I was walking down the street in downtown Juneau, Alaska, when an older gentleman from a cruise ship approached me to ask how to find the Imperial Saloon, Alaska’s oldest bar. I happened to be going there myself for the weekly Wednesday trivia night they hold, so I told him that I …
If you’re heading on an Alaskan cruise from Seattle then Ketchikan could very well be your first chance to get off the ship and stretch your legs. So, of course, you’ll want to make the most of it! But what should you do? For being such a small town Ketchikan is packed full of things …
I recently took a trip to Ketchikan to see an old friend of mine and, as I was on the ferry from the airport to the mainland, I overheard some of my fellow visitors discussing a part of town called Creek Street. I’d been to Ketchikan a few times before this but it was always …
Ketchikan is a great stop on any Alaskan cruise, with many beautiful sights to see. It should definitely be part of any itinerary that includes Southeast Alaska. If you’re planning on visiting, you’ll want to know what the weather conditions will be like, so you can make sure you’re prepared. Let’s take a look at …
If you’re taking a trip to Ketchikan, Alaska, you’ll probably want to be able to use your cell phone. Before you come to visit, you’ll also probably want to make sure that you’ll have service, unless you would prefer to not have service, which I respect but cannot relate to. My girlfriend hates traveling and …
Skagway and Ketchikan are two of the most common travel destinations (that aren’t named “Juneau“) in Southeast Alaska. If you had two options for cruises, but each one only stopped in one of the places and not the other, which should you choose? Let’s take a look at each place individually, then compare them, in …
Stika and Ketchikan are two of the most popular non-Juneau cruise destinations in Southeast Alaska. If you’re looking to fly in (or take the Alaskan Ferry from Seattle) then you’re looking at completely different experiences, despite the fact that both cities are located in Southeast Alaska. Hopefully, we’ll be able to shed some light on …