Old Harbor Books

Posted Thursday, September 25, 2025 4:45 pm

An independent, locally owned and operated bookstore featuring new books, games, gifts, and more.

All About Sitka Eedition

All Around Sitka

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...