2023 Cruise Ship Season
It’s cruise ship season. Click here to search for arrivals by port, ship or day. The Port of Ketchikan is comprised of: Berth 1, Berth 2, Berth 3 and Berth…
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Is Ketchikan Fishing Better After a Rainy Day?
Is Fishing Better After A Rainy Day? What About an Entire Summer!? Some anglers think that rain creates better conditions for fishing because some fish are more active under cloudy…
Hump Island Oyster and Kelp Farm
Longing for an exclusive coastal drive with wildlife viewing and oyster farm tasting? Book at tour with Bonfire Bay and visit Ketchikan’s only Oyster and Kelp Farm! The 3-hour tour…
Private Beach House Retreat
Escape the crowds and enjoy Ketchikan’s waterfront all from the comfort of a private beach house. Come be our guest and make yourself at home! Everything will be taken care…
The Longest Day
Chinook Shores Lodge is determined to help end Alzheimer’s by raising funds and awareness for the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association.The Longest Day is the day…
Corporate Housing in Ketchikan
Are you a traveling nurse, doctor or professor? Do you source housing for large construction, transportation or towing companies like Dawson Construction or AMAK Towing? Look here for top-rated rentals…
Meet Mayor Rodney Dial
Voting Starts October 4. Early Walk-In Voting Starts at Borough Office September 19, 2022. Thanks to Mayor Dial keeping the Ketchikan airport open for independent travelers, many Ketchikan businesses that…
Ketchikan Tourism Strategy
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough (KGB) has partnered with Confluence Sustainability and the George Washington University International Institute of Tourism Studies with the intent to develop a tourism destination management strategy….
Tourist for a Day — Don’t miss these REELy great deals.
People from all over the world come to Ketchikan for epic sportfishing, yet there is a variety of other shore excursions for tourists and independent travelers. Many locals just avoid…
The Ketch
The Ketch (Ketchikan’s newly updated inn owned by Salmon Falls Resort) has just opened its doors for the 2022 season. Located at 4871 N Tongass Highway just south of Walmart…
Today’s vibe, sunshine and lot’s of coffee.
My dear friend Scott McMurren, tour enthusiast and editor of the Alaska TravelGram, always tells me, “Caffeine helps maintain a sunny personality.” I’d have to agree with him. Locally owned…
Things to do in Ketchikan before your fishing trip.
Flight Seeing in a Float Plane Black Rock Aviation Carlin Air Family Air ToursIsland Wings Air ServiceMisty Fjords Air & OutfittingSea Wind Aviation (www.seawindaviation.com)Southeast AviationTaquan Air (www.taquanair.com/tours) Ride in a…