46 Other Consider extending your visit to meet our neighbors. Though we share common bonds, each community is unique. • Prince Rupert, British Columbia is our closest Canadian neighbor. Travel time is six hours on the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system, 45 minutes by air. • Hyder, Alaska sits on the U.S./Canadian border with Stewart, BC. Bear viewing and glaciers are highlights. Access from BC Highway 37. Ten hours by highway and ferry, 55 minutes by air. • Metlakatla is the only Indian reservation in the state, founded by Tsimshian natives traveling by canoe from British Columbia in the late 1800s. One hour by ferry, 15 minutes by air. • Wrangell is the gateway to the Stikine River and the Anan Creek Bear Observatory. Six hours by ferry, 45 minutes by air. • Petersburg, Alaska’s “Little Norway,” was settled by Norwegian fishermen. Tole art graces many buildings. The LeConte Glacier is a major visitor attraction. Ten hours by ferry, 55 minutes by air. Communities View of surrounding islands Directory METLAKATLA METLAKATLA TOURS. Floatplane or ferry to Annette Islands, tour the community, see the Duncan Cottage Museum and Longhouse. Enjoy the dance performance, visit and shop at the Artist Village. P.O. Box 8, Metlakatla, AK 99926. Phone: (907) 886-8687, Fax: (907) 886-4436. Web Site: www.metlakatlatours.com. PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, ALASKA PRINCE OF WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. P.O. Box 490, Klawock, AK 99925. Phone: (907) 755-2626, Fax: (907) 755-2627. E-mail: powcc@aptalaska.net Web Site: www.princeofwalescoc.org PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. PRINCE RUPERT VISITOR INFO CENTRE. #100 215 Cow Bay Rd., Prince Rupert, BC, V8J 1A2, Canada. Toll Free: (800) 667-1994, Phone: (250) 624-5637, Fax: (250) 624-6105. E-mail: prinfo@citytel.net Web Site: www.TourismPrinceRupert.com STEWART/HYDER STEWART/HYDER INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. P. O. Box 33, Hyder, AK 99923. Toll Free: (888) 366-5999, Phone: (250) 636-9224, Fax: (250) 636-2199. E-mail: stewhydcofc@hotmail.com Web Site: www.stewart-hyder.com WRANGELL, ALASKA WRANGELL CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAU. Box 1350, Wrangell, AK 99929. Toll Free: (800) 367-9745. E-mail: wrangell@wrangell.com Web Site: www.wrangell.com SERVICES – WRANGELL SUNRISE AVIATION, INC. P.O. Box 1440, Wrangell, AK 99929. Toll Free: (800) 874-2311, Phone: (907) 874-2319, Fax: (907) 874-2546. E-mail: sunrise@aptalaska.net Web Site: sunriseflights.com
Glaciers at Wrangell Petersburg Wrangell waterfront Metlakatla waterfront Other Communities Ask an Alaskan. Call 1-800-770-3300. Begin your adventure at www.visit-ketchikan.com 47
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