ACTIVITIES
EXPLORE, CONNECT, CONTRIBUTE
Regenerative Travel in Sitka
Alex Kelsey
As you bend down to pick up a discarded can, rocks and mussels from the beach crunching beneath your XtraTufs, you overhear a Sitka local next to you reminisce on their last visit to nearby Kruzof Island. Today, you’ re not just a visitor, you’ re part of the community, lending a hand on a marine debris cleanup cruise. These are the kinds of travel days that stick with you— the ones where you feel a real connection to the people and places you visit.
Here in Sitka, there are plenty of ways to experience a day like this— whether you’ re attending a community event, helping maintain a trail, or simply shopping at one of Sitka’ s locally-owned stores. Taking the time to give back and create meaningful experiences while you travel leaves a lasting impression on both you and the community you’ re visiting.
FREE OF DEBRIS
Allen Marine Tours, who in addition to running catamaran tours, transports nonprofit groups for marine clean-up cruises. On these cruises, folks head out on the water, take in the local wildlife, and help clean up Sitka ' s beaches.
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