Hoonah is on Chichagof Island, one of the ABC Islands near Juneau, (Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof). It is the third largest island in Alaska and the 5th largest in the U.S. Almost 900 residents live here. Hoonah is also the largest Tlingit (pronounced “KLIN-kit”) village in Alaska. The Huna tribe has lived in this area since prehistoric times. Legend says that the first inhabitants were in Glacier Bay but were destroyed as the glaciers advanced. Hoonah translates in Tlingit to “where the north wind doesn’t blow.”
Hoonah is a great fishing port and there is the Hoonah Packing Co. in town. However, in the past few years the town has become a bit more of a tourist destination as Icy Strait Point opened and highlights the culture of the area to cruise ship visitors.
I knew the school board would not be too excited to work inside all day, but they were all good sports and got to work. At one point we had to take a break to allow them to go to City Hall as both their State Senator and Legislator were in town to talk about a proposed new dock in town. It allowed me to take a nice walk through town and take some pictures! What fun as it was a beautiful day.
We finished the workshop and the board was really happy with their accomplishment that day, and I was happy to get them moving along on their goals for improving their school for their students.
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- flying
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- totem in town
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- view from their dock
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- I love maps like this that not only show you were in AK the place is BUT how big AK is compared to the rest of the US
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- flying into JNU, the Mendenhall Glacier in the distance
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- me near the harbor
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- cemetary
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- waterfront
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- store in town; very typical of Tlingit artwork
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- flying
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- Hoonah School
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- so pretty on that day!
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- the town had a terrible fire on June 14, 1944 where they lost a majority of the townfront.
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- cannery
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- flying home into Juneau
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- this is Lena Point and we live on this point! (not a water view)
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- the other church
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- one of my board members dogs!
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- totem looking out to harbor
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- flying, I actually got a Text while flying home from my cousin! I forgot to put phone on airplane mode
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- busy store in town
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- one of the churches in town, this did not burn down in the 1944 fire!
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- flying
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- me during my walk of town
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- looking into the town of Hoonah from the main street
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- these are the Juneau peaks as I drove to the airport in the morn… so beautiful
Flying home was almost better than flying there… and I have posted a lot of pictures from that trip. Enjoy and watch for my next trip to the Pribilof Islands, St. Paul and St. George, out in the Bering Sea!
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