We first entered their ornate Beaver Clan House and were entertained by Alaskan Indians performing their traditional dances.
Our next stop was to see the various totem poles on display in the courtyard area. Traditionally, the lowest creature on the totem would be the tribal chief or whomever the pole was dedicated to.
We then entered the carving center where totem poles are created. There were two totems being worked on when we were there. The first was in the rough-cut stage which will depict a father and his five sons. The other totem was a more traditional pole and we watched the craftsman carefully carve the top section.
We then returned back to Ketchikan where we explored one of the more unique places with a very interesting history...Creek Street. Around 1902, several buildings were erected along the creek that became a notorious red light district during the Yukon gold rush and remained so until it was shut down in the mid-1950's. According to one sign, it housed "bootlegged booze, loose women, hot music and rowdy customers." Today, of course, it houses a collection of tourist stores. While I didn't buy one, I just had to take a picture of the Four Seasons of Alaska t-shirt.
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