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Icy Strait Point / June 16, 2014

Icy Strait Point is a privately owned tourist destination just outside the small village of Hoonah, Alaska. It is located on Chichagof Island and is named after the nearby Icy Strait. The Tlingit people settled Hoonah two thousand years ago when they were forced to abandon their original village because of advancing glaciers. Translated, it means, “Where the north wind doesn’t blow.” Icy Strait Point was originally built as a Salmon Cannery and has been an important part of the community for many years serving many functions. While here, we ventured on the "Whales, Wildlife & Brown Bear Search" where we sailed toward Point Adolphus and saw Humpback Whales. When we returned, we took a guided walking tour and explored the Spasski River's rugged bush country. We were fortunate to see an Alaskan coastal brown bear and soaring bald eagles while trekking around Chichagof Island. For a complete history, visit Icy Strait Point.
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  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

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    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

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  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

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  • Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • Bald Eagle [immature]

    Bald Eagle [immature]

    We tendered from the ship to the shore and this beautiful bird is what greeted us. It was so exciting to see this beauty so close :)The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), with its snowy-feathered (not bald) head and white tail, has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782, and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. It is the only eagle unique to North America. Sadly, the bird was nearly wiped out. For many decades, Bald Eagles were hunted for sport and for the "protection" of fishing grounds. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting that Bald Eagles could be removed from the endangered species list, and they were delisted in June 2007—a true conservation success.

  • Bald Eagle [immature]

    Bald Eagle [immature]

    We tendered from the ship to the shore and this beautiful bird is what greeted us. It was so exciting to see this beauty so close :)The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), with its snowy-feathered (not bald) head and white tail, has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782, and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. It is the only eagle unique to North America. Sadly, the bird was nearly wiped out. For many decades, Bald Eagles were hunted for sport and for the "protection" of fishing grounds. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting that Bald Eagles could be removed from the endangered species list, and they were delisted in June 2007—a true conservation success.

  • Bald Eagle [immature]

    Bald Eagle [immature]

    We tendered from the ship to the shore and this beautiful bird is what greeted us. It was so exciting to see this beauty so close :)The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), with its snowy-feathered (not bald) head and white tail, has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782, and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. It is the only eagle unique to North America. Sadly, the bird was nearly wiped out. For many decades, Bald Eagles were hunted for sport and for the "protection" of fishing grounds. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting that Bald Eagles could be removed from the endangered species list, and they were delisted in June 2007—a true conservation success.

  • Bald Eagle

    Bald Eagle

    The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), with its snowy-feathered (not bald) head and white tail, has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782, and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. It is the only eagle unique to North America. Sadly, the bird was nearly wiped out. For many decades, Bald Eagles were hunted for sport and for the "protection" of fishing grounds. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting that Bald Eagles could be removed from the endangered species list, and they were delisted in June 2007—a true conservation success.

  • Bald Eagle

    Bald Eagle

    The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), with its snowy-feathered (not bald) head and white tail, has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782, and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. It is the only eagle unique to North America. Sadly, the bird was nearly wiped out. For many decades, Bald Eagles were hunted for sport and for the "protection" of fishing grounds. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting that Bald Eagles could be removed from the endangered species list, and they were delisted in June 2007—a true conservation success.

  • Bald Eagle

    Bald Eagle

    The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), with its snowy-feathered (not bald) head and white tail, has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782, and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. It is the only eagle unique to North America. Sadly, the bird was nearly wiped out. For many decades, Bald Eagles were hunted for sport and for the "protection" of fishing grounds. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting that Bald Eagles could be removed from the endangered species list, and they were delisted in June 2007—a true conservation success.

  • Bald Eagle

    Bald Eagle

    The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), with its snowy-feathered (not bald) head and white tail, has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782, and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. It is the only eagle unique to North America. Sadly, the bird was nearly wiped out. For many decades, Bald Eagles were hunted for sport and for the "protection" of fishing grounds. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting that Bald Eagles could be removed from the endangered species list, and they were delisted in June 2007—a true conservation success.

  • Bald Eagle

    Bald Eagle

    The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), with its snowy-feathered (not bald) head and white tail, has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782, and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. It is the only eagle unique to North America. Sadly, the bird was nearly wiped out. For many decades, Bald Eagles were hunted for sport and for the "protection" of fishing grounds. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting that Bald Eagles could be removed from the endangered species list, and they were delisted in June 2007—a true conservation success.

  • Bald Eagle

    Bald Eagle

    The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), with its snowy-feathered (not bald) head and white tail, has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782, and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. It is the only eagle unique to North America. Sadly, the bird was nearly wiped out. For many decades, Bald Eagles were hunted for sport and for the "protection" of fishing grounds. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting that Bald Eagles could be removed from the endangered species list, and they were delisted in June 2007—a true conservation success.

  • Hoonah Packing Company

    Hoonah Packing Company

    In 1912, the Hoonah Packing Company built the first cannery in the area. Ownership traded hands several times before the Icy Strait Salmon Company purchased the property in 1932. When a fire destroyed the town on June 14, 1944, many residents made the cannery their home while the city was rebuilt. In the mid 1990s, the Huna Totem Corporation bought the cannery and created what you see today. Currently 85% of the staff at ISP are local Tlingit from Hoonah.

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  • ZipRider - Hoonah, Alaska

    ZipRider - Hoonah, Alaska

    This is heralded as the world's largest zip-line: 5,330 feet long, 1,300 foot vertical drop, 60 mph maximum speed, 300 feet highest point from ground, 1.5 minute ride time!

  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

  • Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

    We're going whale watching ...

  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

    We're going whale watching ...

  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

    We're going whale watching ...

  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

    We're going whale watching ...

  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

    We're going whale watching ...

  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

    We're going whale watching ...

  • Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    We're going whale watching ...

  • Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    We're going whale watching ...

  • Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    We're going whale watching ...

  • Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska

    We're going whale watching ...

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    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska
    Cruising toward Icy Strait Point - Hoonah, Alaska