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Alaska Marine Highway News

08/20/2010 |

Alaska's rich Native Alaskan history and culture is on proud display at the many sites that feature totem poles, and the Alaska Marine Highway is the perfect way to visit these majestic monuments and learn about their significance. Whether created as a crest for a family or clan, a memorial for a person or as a representation of a folk tale, each totem has a story carved into its beautiful surface. Take the ferry to any of these charming coastal communities for special sites featuring totem poles and other Native Alaskan cultural displays.

•	Sitka – Alaska's oldest federally designated cultural and historic park, Sitka National Historic Park boasts an impressive collection of totems exhibited along a scenic coastal trail. Encompassing more than 100 acres of oldgrowth forest, the site also features a visitor's center. Step inside to see original totems more than 100 years old along with other Native artifacts.
•	Ketchikan – Alaska's southernmost major port, Ketchikan is home to the world's largest collection of totem poles at the Saxman Totem Village, Totem Bight and the Totem Heritage Center. Many totems here have been retrieved from uninhabited Tlingit and Haida village sites nearby.
•	Kake – Named for the tribe of Tlingit Indians which has occupied Kupreanof Island since prehistoric times, Kake keeps its traditional customs alive amid the community's modern fishing and logging industries. It's here where you'll find the world's largest totem pole - a marvel at 132.5 feet high.
•	Wrangell – Alaska's fourth-oldest city is its only community to have existed under four nations: the Tlingit, Russian, British and U.S. Experience the area's multifaceted background at the Chief Shakes Community House with its collection of totem poles and other historic items.

With average temperatures around 20°F, winter is still a beautiful time to travel in Alaska. And drivers ride FREE on the Alaska Marine Highway when accompanying a drivable vehicle on any ferry trip from October through April 2011. Check out our winter specials page for more information. We've also recently released our winter ferry schedule. Get your free copy of it here. Call toll free 800-642-0066 or visit FerryAlaska.com today.

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