HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS, DUNGENESS CRAB and MIMOSA BRUNCH
This approximately four-hour excursion begins by exploring Alaskan Indigenous culture at Saxman Totem Park, where you’ll view totem poles and learn about carving styles of the Indigenous Alaskan Tlingit people. Afterwards, continue to a waterside lodge for a Dungeness crab brunch.
Excursion details
During this roughly four-hour excursion, you’ll discover how both historical traditions and coastal landscapes have shaped life around Ketchikan. A drive of about 15 minutes transports you from the port to Saxman Totem Park, home to over 20 restored totem poles carved in traditional Tlingit styles, many based on designs recorded in abandoned villages across Southeast Alaska.
Spend approximately 90 minutes at the park on a guided tour, finding out about different types of totem poles and the significance of the figures carved into them. The visit also includes a photo stop at the Beaver Clan House, a traditional-style Tlingit building, plus a chance to observe a carver at work.
A transfer of around 15 minutes then brings you to George Inlet Lodge, where the next 90 minutes or so are set aside for a meal of steaming Dungeness crab – a favourite across Southeast Alaska – and a selection of side dishes, plus mimosas, all served amid the lodge’s smart décor. The building itself was originally constructed in the 1940s for use as a salmon cannery bunkhouse and was later relocated by log raft to its present waterfront setting.
Following the meal, a drive of about 30 minutes returns you to the port.
Important Information: Guests should inform the Shore Excursions Desk at least 48 hours prior to the call in case of any food allergies. Guests must be able to transfer 2 to 3 steps into smaller shuttle at the George Inlet Lodge. There are 89 steps from parking lot to the main dining floor. Tour may operate in reverse order
