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Neel Preston catches a wave on Sandy Beach in front of Mt.Edgecumbe in 2025.

James POULSON

Green roof structure and exterior of the restored Orthodox cathedral in Sitka in Alaska

Steven Heap

Sitka, AK - 8 June 2022: Viking Orion cruise ship behind Welcome to Sitka sign in Alaska

Steven Heap

Sunrise over Thomsen Harbor in Alaska. Mt. Edgecumbe, Sitka Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, Alaska. (Forest Service photo by Jeffrey Wickett)

Jeff Wickett/ Northlight Photogr

The trickster finally gave in and gave me one shot facing me. Then he flew away.

Traylor Photography

Dan_Umberger

TODD BLACK PHOTOGRAPHY

Dee Carpenter

Mount Edgecumbe on approach to Sitka

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Mariners Wall On Waterfront

The Mariners Wall, a memorial and tribute to those who go to sea, is situation in the ANB Harbor parking lot at 231 Katlian Street. The 2,000 bricks in the 40-foot-long structure bear the names of mariners past and present, boats, and messages....

St. Lazaria Bird Refuge

St. Lazaria Island is a nesting bird colony about 20 miles southwest of Sitka, just south of Kruzof Island, and within Sitka’s borough limits. Its Tlingit name is Kanasz’ee. The island, named in 1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev, was...

Cabins Offer Shelter in Woods

Dotted around the Sitka Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest, public use cabins offer visitors a chance to experience the forest for days at a time without sleeping in a tent. About 20 cabins near Sitka serve as focal points for...

Mt. Edgecumbe Plays It Cool

Outer Coast Students Get Summer Study

Sheldon Jackson Museum Exhibits Native Arts

Sitka Museum Has Stories to Tell