Sitka, AK Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

One of the highlights of an Inland Passage ferry ride is negotiating the 46 tight turns of the 22-mile-long Wrangell Narrows between Wrangell and the "Norwegian" fishing town of Petersburg on the route north. At times it feels like you can reach out and touch the steep-walled shore, and at night the ferry has to negotiate a slalom course of navigation lights. Perched on the seaward edge of the Inside Passage and eleven hours from Petersburg, SITKA ranks as one of Alaska's prettiest and most historic towns. The Fuji-like Mount Edgecumbe volcano rises menacingly across Sitka Sound from the spot where … more »