HOONAH, Alaska − There were only two ships at Icy Strait Point, Celebrity Solstice and Holland America Line’s MS Eurodam, during sail away. The small port, specifically designed as a cruise-ship …
Strait Point, the state’s first Alaska Native-owned and operated cruise destination, which started welcoming visitors in 2004. … Located on Chicagof Island, one mile from the state’s largest Tlingit community in the village of Hoonah and surrounded by rainforest, Icy Strait Point offers myriad adventures. My dad and I couldn’t wait to dive in during our afternoon and evening in port.
HOONAH, Alaska − There were only two ships at Icy Strait Point, Celebrity Solstice and Holland America Line’s MS Eurodam, during sail away. The small port, specifically designed as a cruise-ship stop, didn’t feel crowded with two ships docked at once. An eagle even joined us!
Community members are invited to watch the downtown landing and Tʼaaḵu Ḵwáan cultural ceremony at 2 p.m. at the Huna Totem Corp. lot next to the U.S. Coast Guard station at 345 Egan Drive.
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(Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Independent)
By Maureen Conerton
A recent news article reported Huna Totem Corp is downsizing its development plans for Juneau’s new dock facility citing “cost hikes and tariffs.” … Like Huna Totem’s plans, any Telephone Hill development will surely be scaled back once the “real-time” costs are calculated by a developer. Huna Totem Corp has deep pockets. It is wishful thinking that any development on Telephone Hill will turn out the way the Assembly hopes.
Icy Strait Point is privately owned and operated by the Huna Totem Corporation and is located on Chichagof Island near the Tlingit village of Hoonah. With the destination being native-owned it allows for the protection of its authenticity and customs.
Irene Lui Sanders in the Grand Salon
On Alaska sailings, that means visiting small-ship ports like Wrangell, an Alaskan frontier town rich with gold rush history, and Klawock, a historic Tlingit village home to Alaska’s most extensive collection of authentic totem poles.
But, there was absolutely no way I was going to skip whale watching in Icy Strait Point with the Huna Totem Corporation.
And wow, was that the right decision!
But, there was absolutely no way I was going to skip whale watching in Icy Strait Point with the Huna Totem Corporation.
And wow, was that the right decision!
To celebrate the ship’s first call at this destination, elected officials, community leaders, and representatives from Huna Totem Corporation joined the crew on board for a traditional plaque exchange ceremony, in recognition of the growing collaboration between the cruise line and the local community