Port of Icy Straight Point / Hoonah

Ports

Our ship had to anchor out in the bay at Hoonah and we took "tender" boats in to shore. There was an old cannery that was restored to be a cultural center for the town, with shops, a museum, a cafe, and a theater for traditional Tlingit dance performances (which my mom even got a chance to participate in).

Part of the old cannery and the road leading to Hoonah's village center

My mom dancing with the Tlingits

Can you tell which one's my mom?

Alaska Vacation

My family went on a cruise in southeastern Alaska at the end of August. It was more beautiful there than I had imagined! We did all sorts of fun things -- from fly fishing for salmon to kayaking in Sitka to flying over the Alaska Range and Mt. McKinley to admiring a 74 pound cabbage at the state fair. Our trip to Alaska was a true adventure!