Thursday, July 7, 2016 - Thorne Bay and Kasaan, Alaska

The ship docked in the small community of Thorne Bay about 1:30 this morning. Thorne Bay was established in 1960 as a logging camp. Today most of the logging has disappeared but the community remains with about 300 full time residents. We got a quick guided tour of the town and then went to the library where we were able to get internet service.

We were back onboard for lunch and the two hour trip to Kassan which is the home to about 40 full time Haida residents. The Haida tribe was one of the early settlers in this area. We received a guided tour of Chief Son-I-Hats Whale House which was used as a residence for a family group of around 30 people. The structure is one room and is 35' x 35'. The original building was constructed in 1880 and was rebuilt in 1940 and again just recently. There were also several totem poles.

The weather has been remarkably good. It has been mostly cloudy but virtually no rain. The temperatures have ranged from the mid fifties to the mid sixties.

ILYB

    Logging grapple hook

    Thorne Bay port

    Welcome to Kasaan

    Driftwood heaven

    Totem pole