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A panoramic view of Ketchikan Harbor as our ship docks.
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A large church and other buildings along the piers of Ketchikan Harbor.
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Some of the homes and buildings near the pier of Ketchikan Harbor.
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A closer view of the homes and buildings near the pier of Ketchikan Harbor.
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A seaplane lands in Ketchikan Harbor. This is one of the major modes of transportation.
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A panoramic view of some of the homes in the hills surrounding the downtown of Ketchikan, on the right.
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Some smaller fishing and pleasure boats docked at Ketchikan and the stores along the street by the docks.
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A closer view of the small boats and the shops along the dock of Ketchikan.
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A couple of small fishing boats docked at Ketchikan.
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A closer view of small fishing boats, "Secure" and "Ocean Pearl", docked at Ketchikan.
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The fishing boat, "Secure", docked at Ketchikan.
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The fishing boat, "Ocean Pearl", docked at Ketchikan.
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Cathy and Joe with our ship, the Island Princess, in the background at the dock in Ketchikan.
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The Radiance of the Seas, one of the several very Large cruise ships of the Royal Caribbean Line docked at Ketchikan.
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A side view of the Radiance of the Seas, one of the several very Large cruise ships of the Royal Caribbean Line docked at Ketchikan.
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A panoramic view of the small boat harbor in Ketchikan.
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A sail boat in the harbor at Ketchikan.
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Our welcome to Ketchikan, "The Salmon capital of the world".
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A look down Mission Street with the welcome sign.
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The street map of Ketchikan.
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Ketchikan is a Tlingit (the "T" is silent) Indian word for "Eagle with spread wings". So, at the edge of town, by the harbor, is the wood sculpture entitled "Thundering Wings" by the renowned Tlinglit master sculptor, Nathan P. Jackson, who we will meet later when we visit Saxman Village. That is our ship in the background.
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Another view of the "Thundering Wings" sculpture. That is our ship in the background.
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Another view of the "Thundering Wings" sculpture. In the back right is the tunnel on Grant Street to Water Street.
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A totem pole in Whale Park near the center of downtown Ketchikan.
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