Ketchikan arrived bright and early Friday morning. We could see most of the area from the ship but decided to rent a 4 seat golf cart to get an overview. We ended up at a museum to preserve the history and art of totem poles. It was very well done. This is a photo of a Klinget village with the poles in prominent display.
They were carved of cedar and spruce and were to commemorate a great feat, the death of someone or to humiliate someone who had done a bad deed. If that person expressed remorse or paid for his wrongs, the pole was burned. The totem poles only last about 100 years so carvers have replicated some. Others are stored in protected environments.
We later walked over to Creek Street, noted for its extensive bordellos in the early 1900's. The madams now sell T-shirts. The area was scenic and
the view from the bridge was of gazillions of salmon, swimming up stream The stream was just boiling with them until.........
this seal decided to amble thru and show who's boss.
We were only in port for a few hours and then headed back out to sea for the 30 hour cruise down to Victoria. Here is the latest in towel art when we returned to our room.
We are currently in Denver , writing in retrospective. Tomorrow I will share the amazing sights of Victoria.
They were carved of cedar and spruce and were to commemorate a great feat, the death of someone or to humiliate someone who had done a bad deed. If that person expressed remorse or paid for his wrongs, the pole was burned. The totem poles only last about 100 years so carvers have replicated some. Others are stored in protected environments. 
We later walked over to Creek Street, noted for its extensive bordellos in the early 1900's. The madams now sell T-shirts. The area was scenic and
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