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Port Protection (Lingít: Kél) [3] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 36 at the 2020 census, down from 48 in 2010 census.
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Matt Carlson grew up under the tutelage of his father, the "Engineer" himself Sam, in Port Protection, but moved away from the insular community where he was living with his then-fiancé Kaylee Burk and his daughter Shipley in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Port Protection has limited services, only in season. You can buy some groceries and fuel up your boat at the local trading post, which also operates a hardware store, liquor store, mail drop, showers, and laundry.
Port Protection is located on the northern tip of Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska. The only way to arrive is by boat or float plane and there are no roads that connect Port Protection to the outside world.
The producers of National Geographic Channel's hit series "Life Below Zero" are behind "Port Protection Alaska," which profiles individuals trying to survive way above the Lower 48.
The permanent community of Port Protection was established in 1981 through the state’s land disposal program. Commercial fishing is the principal industry; gillnetters and trollers homeport here. Local artists produce drawings, paintings, carvings of wooden boxes and writing.
With coho and king salmon, yelloweye rockfish, gargantuan lingcod and halibut in plentiful numbers, visitors make the trek to Port Protection to take in the thrill of a day’s full catch.
Port Protection Alaska: Episode 2 When a massive sunken tree blocks the local waterway, Matt Carlson uses his boat and a rope to try to haul the stump to safety. Curly targets a bear.
Often in the harshest of locations of the world, one can find unimaginable beauty. The same holds true for the residents of the Port Protection community, a group of about 100 people who live in the northwestern region of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.