March 3&4, 2012
Craig, Alaska is on Prince of Wales Island, the 3rd biggest island in the United States and the 2nd biggest in Alaska. (#1 is the big Island of Hawaii and #2 is Kodiak Island in Alaska). The island is 135 miles, 45 miles wide and has an area of 2,577 sq mi slightly larger than the state of Delaware. Approximately 6,000 people live on the island. Craig is the largest town on the island and about 56 miles (40 minute flight) from Ketchikan and 220 miles south of Juneau. I took Alaska Air to Ketchikan and on the way landed in Sitka. Once I was in Ketchikan I took a small flight to Craig. I left Juneau around 10 a.m. and got to Craig about 1:45. It was really, really windy flying from Ketchikan to Craig and I was actually happy I had not eaten lunch!
The plane lands in the community of Klawock where I rode with the superintendent (who was also on my plane) to Craig. About an 8 mile drive. As we landed in Klawock you could see some of the clear-cut areas and the mill, which processes the wood. Craig also relies on the timber industry. Fishing and fish processing are the major industry of Craig. There are about 1400 people that live there year round and many are involved in the fishing industry at some level.
I ran to the Dreamcatcher B & B and checked into my beautiful room then to the school where I met up with the board. We did our workshop and I got back to my place about 8 p.m. where I did a quick walk, even though it was raining a bit. (hence the pictures are dingy).
I got up at 5:30 a.m. so I could catch the 7 a.m. flight to Ketchikan (about 25 minute flight going this way) and then the 8 a.m. flight from Ketchikan to Juneau. There were 2 stops on that flight, Wrangell and Petersburg (with an 11 minute flight between the 2 stops), finally getting to Juneau around noon on Wed.
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- thought this was a funny sign to hang in trees. It was so cold I can imagine swimming here much at all
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- my B and B is the first one you see NOT the green roofed place
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- Southeast, Alaska is the home to many wonderful small communities.
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- This is the area that Alaskan’s call the Pan Handle. What you can’t see here is that Canada is right beside this area.
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- as you fly into Craig
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- the fishermen are getting ready for a big season ahead, see the net set to catch the fish?
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- can you see how much the wind was blowing, I can’t believe 1 out of all the shots I took did not have my hair in my mouth.
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- as we landed in Ketchikan you can see one of the AK Marine Highway Ferries, this one has been in dry dock for some work.
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- landing in Klawock to drive to Craig
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- the beach on which I took a walk in the rain, look at all the beach wood, that would never last in Juneau
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- there is the road to Craig
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- my B and B, the Dreamcatcher
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- looking back on Klawock as we took off on Wed. morn
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- the Marina downtown Craig
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