TOTEM BIGHT & LUMBERJACK SHOW
This approximately four-hour excursion combines a guided visit to Totem Bight State Historical Park with a trip to the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show. You’ll get to learn about Indigenous Alaskan carving traditions before watching competitive timber sports linked to the region’s logging heritage.
Excursion details
Over the course of about four hours, this excursion presents you with two distinct aspects of Ketchikan’s cultural history. To start, a drive of approximately 30 minutes brings you from the port to Totem Bight State Historical Park, located along Tongass Narrows, a coastal waterway winding between forested islands.
Established from a 1938 restoration programme by the U.S. Forest Service in collaboration with the Civilian Conservation Corps, the park features more than a dozen restored totem poles representing Tlingit and Haida traditions, as well as a replica Indigenous clan house. You’ll spend around 90 minutes here on a guided tour.
A transfer of about 30 minutes then moves the excursion to the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show. There’s then around 15 minutes set aside to disembark your vehicle and enter the arena for the roughly hour-long performance. Competitors will take part in a series of feats that may include log rolling, axe throwing, tree climbing and sawing demonstrations, showcasing skills associated with Southeast Alaska’s logging industry.
After the show, it’s an approximately 15-minute walk back to the port.
Important Information:It is recommended that guests wear proper rain gear and footwear for tour. Tour order may vary
