Dear Travelers,
Step back in time to the 1950's, before every town had a Mc Donalds and a Starbucks, when no one locked their doors at night and nobody remained a stranger for long. Thanks in part to a fire that destroyed much of downtown in 1952, Wrangell is such a place. One of the oldest non-native settlements in Alaska, Wrangell was originally home to a village of Tlingit natives. The area attracted Russian fur traders in the early 1800's, followed by the British-owned Hudson Bay Company in 1840. Ultimately, the town flew the American flag following the purchase of Alaska by the U.S. in 1867.
Once almost exclusively reliant upon the lumber and fishing industries, Wrangell is slowly reinventing itself as an eco-tourism destination. The town's history and culture are especially valued, as witnessed by the Nolan Center Museum, Petroglyph Beach State-Historic Park, as well as the Tlingit clan house and totem collection on Chief Shakes Island.
See you there...
Rinell :-)
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