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5 Prince of Wales Island
Point
Named for the son of King George III by Captain Protection
George Vancouver in 1793, Prince of Wales Island
lies mostly within the Tongass National Forest. El Capitan Whale Pass
Cave
The third largest island in the US after Hawaii
and Kodiak, it is home to both the Haida and Kosciusko Coffman
Tlingit peoples, as well as a number of outsiders Island Cove
attracted by its beauty and solitude. It is laced Tuxekan
with 1,400 miles (2,240 km) of old logging roads,
half of which are passable by cars. One of the Thorne Bay
most interesting activities here is simply to drive
through the forests and muskeg of the interior. Kassan
Access to the island is either by ferry from Klawock
Ketchikan or Wrangell, or by floatplane. Hollis
Craig

Sunemez Hydaburg
Island
Dall
Island

Cordova
Bay

Densely forested islets off Prince of Wales Island
Gulf of Alaska
Craig decade later, it became the site
90 miles (145 km) W of Ketchikan. of Alaska’s first salmon cannery.
* 1,200. ~ charter floatplane. g to Today, the town boasts a hatch-
Hollis. n USFS, 900 9th St, 826-3271. ery on the shores of Klawock
∑ princeofwalescoc.org/ Lake, a sawmill, a log-sorting yard,
communitiesb/craig and a dock for loading timber.
The largest town on the island, In keeping with the timber
Craig is also its only commu nity theme, electricity is provided Key
without a Native majority. It was by a wood-fired generator. Minor road
named for Craig Millar who, with Klawock Totem Park, next
the help of local Haida, set up the to the town library, has about
first saltery on Fish Egg Island in 20 restored poles from Tuxekan, 0 km 30
1907, followed by a sawmill and a Tlingit winter village to the 0 miles 30
a salmon cannery. Due to poor north. Across the
salmon runs, fishing declined in Hollis-Craig high way
the 1950s, but in 1972, the Head from the Chamber
Sawmill, north of Craig, boosted of Commerce is
the town’s fal tering economy. the Gaan Ax Adi
Today, Craig is the island’s service Clan House, with
center, with a bank, hotel, gas a carving shed
sta tion, and several restaurants. where visitors may
sometimes see
Klawock new totems being
5 miles (8 km) N of Craig. * 750. carved. The airport,
~ g to Hollis. n 6488 Klawock– the only one on
Hollis Hwy, 755-2626. ∑ princeof the island, has an
walescoc.org unattended 6,000-ft
Named for the first Tlingit settler, (1,800-m) paved
Kloo-wah, the village of Klawock runway with pilot-
was originally a summer fishing controlled light ing –
camp. A trading post and saltery remarkable given
were set up here in 1868, and a its location. Tlingit totem poles in the village of Klawock
For keys to symbols see back flap

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