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Day 5 - Sunday, August 25 | SKAGWAY
Skagua, as it is known by the Tlingit, means” windy place.” Skagway, a place of many names, and much history is the
northern terminus of the Alaska Marine Highway. It was known to thousands of hopeful gold rushers as the gateway
to the gold fields. Skagway retains the flavor of the gold rush era and the character of such colorful inhabitants as
Soapy Smith “King of the Frontier Con Men”; especially on Broadway, with its false-front buildings, and in the Trail of
‘98 Museum, with its outstanding collection of gold fever memorabilia.
Day 6 - Monday, August 26 | SITKA
Founded by Russian fur traders as New Archangel in 1799, Sitka was the historic center of Russia’s Alaskan empire.
The Russian flag was replaced by the Stars and Stripes when the United States purchased the Alaska territory in 1867.
Today, picturesque Sitka, is known for its fishing industry, an annual summer classical music festival and, of course, its
many historic visitor attractions. On a clear day Sitka, the only city in southeast Alaska that actually fronts the Pacific
Ocean, rivals Juneau for the sheer beauty of its surroundings.
Day 7 - Tuesday, August 27 | AT SEA
Day 8 - Wednesday, August 28 | SEWARD
Seward was originally founded in 1903 as the southern terminus for the Alaska Railroad, a distinction it still holds
today. The picturesque harbor with its colorful wood-frame houses and background of soaring cliffs looks out on
Resurrection Bay, so named by a band of Russians explorers who found this calm spot along the storm-tossed Gulf
of Alaska on Easter Sunday. From downtown Anchorage you can view two active volcanoes, the highest point on the
continent of North America (Mount McKinley), and six major mountain ranges.