Ketchikan, May 8 2011

On our way into Ketchikan we saw quite a few Bald Eagles.  There are two adults almost center in this photo.

Coming into Ketchikan.    This was the only day we had a second ship in port with us.

We saw these on the way to Creek Street.

This is the Creek that Creek Street is built over.

I dont know what this plant is- I assume it is a bulb.  I saw it in Washington too.

One obilgatory shot of Creek Street.  I wasnt impressed with any of the photos I took there.

We continued walking from Creek Street near the pier.

Both the above totems were in yards along the way.

This is the outside of the Totem Heritage Center.

This is detail of the Totem Pole to the left in the above picture.

These are the Totems you see when you enter the Center.  The third one looks like a Dinosaur to me but is actually an Eagle.  The Center is like a Mausoleum of 19th Century Totems from the Ketchikan area.  It is a very quiet, solemn Museum.  The rest of the Totems are lying in glass cases.

A Raven

Another Eagle

There was a free bus to and from the Heritage Center that we were not aware of.  We took that back down to the pier area where all the shops were. 

If you only want to go Souvenir shopping at one port Ketchikan would be the one.  There are a lot of shops all close together and incredibly cheap trinkets if you dont care about authenticity.   There were also some nice artisan shops with items made in Alaska.

All three pictures above are different views of the same statue.  As you can see it is right on the Pier.

Goodbye Ketchikan.