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Located near the Ketchikan Creek, the show's venue has 475 seats and is at the former site of the Ketchikan Spruce Mill, which closed in 1993. Ketchikan's economy once had a heavy reliance on the wood industry, peaking at the beginning of the 20th century but declining by the 1990s. The show pays homage to the city's lumber history.
M/V Kennicott is a mainline ferry vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System.. Constructed in 1998 by the Halter Marine Group in Moss Point, Mississippi, the Kennicott has been one of the most vital vessels to the Alaska ferry system since its inception.
In July 2013 Lituya began using the new terminal, cutting travel time to Ketchikan in half. [26] In January 2017 fare collection policies were changed. Established fares were doubled from Ketchikan to Annette Bay while the trip back was free. This allowed tickets to be sold only in the more-developed Ketchikan terminal, saving time and effort. [27]
Ketchikan International Airport covers an area of 2,600 acres (1,052 ha) at an elevation of 92 feet (27 m) above mean sea level.It has one asphalt paved runway designated 11/29 which measures 7,500 by 150 feet (2,286 x 46 m) and one water runway for seaplanes designated WNW/ESE which measures 9,500 by 1,500 feet (2896 x 457 m).
Ketchikan is a major port along the Alaska Marine Highway System's Inside Passage route. Vessels depart northbound to Alaskan ports of call and southbound to Prince Rupert, British Columbia , a six-hour trip, — where a connection can be made to the BC Ferries system — and Bellingham, Washington , a thirty-six-hour voyage.
The Race to Alaska (R2AK) is an annual 750-mile adventure race from Port Townsend, Washington up the Inside Passage to Ketchikan, Alaska. Any form of boat is allowed, so long as it has no motors. Support crews are not allowed. [1] [2] Nearly half the teams do not make it to Alaska. [3] The record time is 4 days, set in 2016. [4]
View of the base from a cruise ship in May 2016. Coast Guard Base Ketchikan is a major shore installation of the United States Coast Guard located in Ketchikan, Alaska.The base is a homeport for two Sentinel-class cutters and a buoy tender, and is the only Coast Guard dry dock in the state.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census its population was 13,948, up from 13,477 in 2010. [2] The borough seat is Ketchikan. [3] The borough is the second most populous borough in Southeast Alaska, the first being Juneau Borough.