13 Best Hotels In Ketchikan, Alaska (From Luxury to Hostels)

Ketchikan is nicknamed “The Gateway to Alaska” for a good reason: it’s the first city that most visitors see when coming north from Seattle or Vancouver. It is located on Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago. Ketchikan has a population of just over 8,000 people, it has the sixth-highest number of people in the state …

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5 Best Cruise Destinations In Southeast Alaska (My Ranking)

If you’re considering taking a cruise to Southeast Alaska, it’s important to know which ports are the best. The very concept of “the best” is subjective, of course, which I freely admit. However, I’ve lived in Southeast Alaska for my entire life. I have been to every port that will appear on this list and …

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Does Ketchikan Have Cell Service? Which Carriers Work?

If you’re taking a trip to Ketchikan, Alaska, you’ll probably want to be able to use your cell phone. Before you come to visit, you’ll also probably want to make sure that you’ll have service, unless you would prefer to not have service, which I respect but cannot relate to. My girlfriend hates traveling and …

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Skagway vs. Ketchikan – Which Is A Better Travel Destination?

Skagway and Ketchikan are two of the most common travel destinations (that aren’t named “Juneau“) in Southeast Alaska. If you had two options for cruises, but each one only stopped in one of the places and not the other, which should you choose? Let’s take a look at each place individually, then compare them, in …

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Sitka vs. Ketchikan – Which Is A Better Travel Destination?

Stika and Ketchikan are two of the most popular non-Juneau cruise destinations in Southeast Alaska. If you’re looking to fly in (or take the Alaskan Ferry from Seattle) then you’re looking at completely different experiences, despite the fact that both cities are located in Southeast Alaska. Hopefully, we’ll be able to shed some light on …

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Should You Move To Ketchikan, Alaska? (Pros & Cons)

If the Pacific Northwest is good, the more Pacific Northwest you can get is better, right? If you’re looking to enjoy the most distilled version of the PNW (meaning gorgeous nature and lots of rain) then Ketchikan, Alaska might be the perfect place. Many people (including myself) get a wild hair at some point in …

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