Rock Art in Wrangell

Wrangell is not the sort of town you take your girl friend to, to impress her. Some of the literature here says this is the real Alaska. Maybe so. Mooring to the public dock is a bit of a different experience. There is a ninety percent chance you will have to raft up and probably to a commercial boat. I don’t really like rafting up because I would not want to damage someone else’s boat. One nice thing about Wrangell, you probably don’t have to worry about that (ICY MIST). (N 56 degrees 27.892' W 132 degrees 22.919').

There is a lot of history and culture here though.

We went to the brand new Museum, Visitors Bureau and Community Center, very nice! Wrangell is a center for Tlingit history and culture. Tlingit art is some of the most beautiful in the world, in my opinion. Petroglyph Beach State Historic Park is on the north end of town and is fascinating as well. We walked the mile and a half to see carvings on stones below the high water mark that are said to be as much as eight thousand years old!

Most everything else in Wrangell is strictly business with no frills. This area is heavily into commercial fishing and most businesses are geared to servicing that industry. I have never been in a bar where you can get drunk and do your laundry and take a shower all at the same time. There also are some nice B & B’s in town. NOTE: You can click on the photos for much greater detail.

There are some tour boats going up the Stikine River (stick-een’) and over to Anan Wildlife Observatory where black and brown bears as well as eagles congregate to feed on salmon.

816nm.