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There are numerous good spots in which to stay in Sitka Alaska. For someone looking for ease and flexibility we advocate the Fairweather Dreams and Fairweather Suites holiday rental suites run by the folks associated with Fairweather Prints the popular wearable art brand. With many really nice amenities they're very close to a number Sitka's major sight-seeing opportunities. Sitka has a lot to present travellers.
The amazing region near Sitka feature many destinations that may include: Alaska Day, Alaska Raptor Center, Baranof Castle Hill, Naa Kah?di Dancers who perform in the Sheet'k Kwan Naa Kahdi, Russian Bishop's House, Saint Lazaria National Wildlife Refuge, St. Michael's Cathedral, Saint Peter's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Sheldon Jackson Museum, Sitka Fine Arts Camp, Sitka Historical Museum, Sitka Jazz Festival, Sitka Lutheran Church, Sitka National Historical Park, Sitka Pioneer Home, Sitka Summer Music Festival, Swan Lake, Tongass National Forest, Whale Fest. The flora and fauna of Sitka and its surrounding area are also a notable attraction. Day cruises and guided excursions (hiking) are large enterprises in Sitka. Floatplane "flightseeing" excursions are a breathtaking way to view the area's many sights from high above. Sitka's unique position of being straddled between the Sea and the most mountainous island in the Alexander Archipelago creates an abundant variety of outdoor opportunities:
At one time named the Paris of the Pacific,Sitka is slightly more attractive when compared with some other ports-of-call and is regarded as a city rich in culture together with breathtaking natural beauty. Built upon the Russian fur industry, Sitka is set among high mountains and the Sitka Sound, on Baranof Island. With a population of 9,000 inhabitants, Sitka is Alaska's fifth-largest city and has grown to be the cultural and artistic center of Southeast Alaska. Sitka is a small town which has a history steeped in Russian heritage with a rainy, moderate climate. The local economy is firmly centered on the fishing industry and tourism. Renowned for sportfishing, Sitka has two harbors filled with commercial and charter fishing boats and pleasure craft.
As one of the larger ports-of-call along the Inside Passage, Sitka includes from campsites to 1st class, full-service accommodations. The local system of roads supports campers to explore the many rustic options for places to stay, while the down-town area offers the usual range of Bed & Breakfasts, lodges, and hotels. The Sitka National Historic Park offers workshops on Native artistry and crafts for travelers in search of a creative opportunity. Forty miles of hiking trails wind across the forested parts within the community. Local dancers demonstrate the cultures that Russia brought to the state. Sitka hosts once a year salmon derby, the Sitka Summer Music Festival, and the Alaska Fine Arts Camp. Numerous local museums and art galleries show the rich history of the town. This port town may be reached by boat, either cruise ship or the Alaska State Ferry. Air taxis are also a common way of transportation. Alaska Airlines flys into Sitka. Small boat charters are available for checking out the numerous natural and historic sights or to go fishing.
Located in Sitka Alaska, the Alaska Raptor Center started off as a backyard, volunteer-run operation, nevertheless throughout the years it has grown to become Alaska's principal bald eagle healthcare facility and educational center, and also one of the state's most recognized visitor sites. Each year, the Alaska Raptor Center furnishes treatment to roughly one hundred to two hundred injured bald eagles and other birds. Their purpose is to release their patients back into the wild; a few, however, are hurt so severely they may not be able to carry on within the wild even after treatment. These birds may join the Raptors-in-Residence, program presenting delight and instruction to more than 36,000 yearly visitors and to the 15,000 schoolchildren reached through the Adopt-A-Raptor program and classroom demonstrations around the nation.
Sitka is provided news by the Daily Sitka Sentinel, one of the remaining few independently-owned daily newspapers in the state. Sitka also receives circulation of the Capital City Weekly an every week regional newspaper resides in Juneau. The public radio station KCAW and commercial radio stations KIFW and KSBZ fill the airwaves. Low-power Radio station KAQU-LP 88.1 is owned by the City and Borough of Sitka, and broadcasts whale sounds from a submerged microphone at Whale Park. KTNL-TV (CBS) broadcasts out of Sitka on Channel 13 (Cable 6) serving Southeast Alaska. Additionally, KSCT-LP (NBC) Channel 5, KTOO (PBS) Channel 10 [1], and KJUD (cable-only ABC/CW) serve the region.
Sitka National Historical Park is actually Alaska's smallest national park. While just 113 acres it still features scenic beauty and an interesting heritage. Set at the mouth of Indian River, within very easy walking distance of down-town Sitka, the park maintains the place where the Tlingits battled the Russians in 1804 after defending their wood fort for a week. The Russians had arrived with 4 ships in order to revenge a Tlingit raid on a nearby outpost 2 yrs earlier. The Russians' cannons were ineffective agains the Tlingit fort and, when the Russian troops stormed the fort along with the help of Aleuts brought by the Russians, they were repulsed in a bloody fight. It was only when the Tlingits ran out of gunpowder and flint, and slipped away during the night, that the Russians could enter the empty fort. The area became a national monument in 1910 and Sitka National Historical Park in 1972 in order to commemorate the Battle of Sitka. However in protecting the battleground, the park likewise preserved the lush temperate rainforest and the rocky shoreline that gives way to the island-studded seas and mountainous horizon which makes Sitka one of Alaska's most beautiful seashore cities. Such a setting and the unique mingling of Tlingit lifestyle and Russian heritage makes one of Alaska's most extraordinary national parks.
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