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Wrangell, Alaska: Our Home An island community set in the rainforest along the scenic "Inside Passage", Wrangell is located eighty miles north of Ketchikan in Alaska's Southeast Panhandle. The climate is mild, seldom dipping far below freezing, thanks to the Japanese current. Rain is our fame: misty rain; heavy rain; and in-between rain. They say that getting here is half the fun! We have daily jet service, charter planes, and several state ferries each week. We are one of the most historic communities in the state, the only town to have been ruled by four nations: by the Tlingit Indians, by Russia, by Britain, and now by the United States. Preserved and on the National Register as a historic monument site is Shakes Island. Plenty of totem poles can be seen in several locations around town. Our timber industry is based on the rapidly-regenerating resource of evergreens, with spruce, hemlock, and cedar logs and products exported all over the world. Our fishing fleet includes hand and power trollers, seiners, and gillnet vessels. The major fisheries are for halibut, shrimp, salmon, crab, and herring. Fishermen often sell their catch to residents or visitors on the docks in the downtown harbor area. Wrangell's cold-water shrimp are famous for their delectable flavor. Before you leave town a must-see is a local beach in the north end of town. Scattered along the tide line are a number of petroglyphs (rock carvings). No one knows for sure who made these mysterious designs or why. They are possibly a thousand years old or maybe even eight thousand years old. For more detailed information about Wrangell, go to the City of Wrangell website.  |