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Day 5 - Sunday, June 9 | 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, June 10 | KETCHIKAN
Ketchikan, on the southwest side of Revillagigedo Island, grew up around salmon canneries and sawmills. Ketchikan’s
name supposedly comes from the native term “Katch Kanna”, which roughly translates: “spread wings of a thunder-
ing eagle.” At one time Ketchikan was proclaimed the “Salmon Capital of the World.” An outstanding collection of
totem poles make a visit to Ketchikan essential for anyone interested in Native art. Travelers flock to Ketchikan for
their first look at the North Country, and are rarely disappointed.
Day 7 - Tuesday, June 11 | AT SEA
Day 8 - Wednesday, June 12 | VANCOUVER
“Gassy Jack” Deighton saw a chance to make money from the miners on their way to the Yukon and the saloon he
built became the focus of the shanty town known as Gas Town. From here, modern Vancouver was born - Canada’s
third largest city. The government persuaded the settlers to change the name of the town to Vancouver, after Captain
George Vancouver, who sailed the area’s waters in 1792. Today Vancouver offers travelers tram rides to the top of
Grouse Mountain, the lovely Ming Dynasty Gardens, historic Gas Town and picturesque Stanley Park.