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Vitamin C. Around Sitka, you’ll find people using spruce tips in a
myriad of ways. Some steep them into tea, while others boil them
Sitka-Made
Tlingit people for thousands of years for its medicinal properties. Smoked
Salmon Dip
However, with spines along its stems and leaves, it must be Recipe provided by Sitka Wild Seafoods
down into a sweet, tangy syrup or spruce tip jelly.
Some of Sitka’s most beloved products are created with a local plant
called devil’s club. This rainforest shrub has been harvested by the
Locally Sourced,
Locally Crafted
harvested carefully. Today, you’ll find jars of devil’s club ointments,
balms, and oils across Sitka, where it’s used to soothe everything
ingredients
from cuts and scrapes to burns and insect bites. Visit the gift shop
inside the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi to purchase this salve made
by Tlingit elder and retired first-grade teacher Pauline Duncan.
At Alaska Pure Sea Salt Company, you can buy a package of tasty
spruce tip flake salt to season your home-cooked meals. From
roasted vegetables to seafood, chicken, and even popcorn, this
locally crafted salt goes great on everything.
Try the artisanal alder wood smoked flake salt, which uses
sustainably cut wood from Sitka’s forests to deliver that perfect
smoky, earthy taste. In their Lincoln Street shop, you’ll find other
flavors like wild berry, matcha, and even spicy hot pepper flake salt.
• ½ pint jar of Sitka Wild Seafoods
Smoked Salmon
• 2 8oz-packages of cream cheese
• ½ cup mayo
• 2 stalks chopped green onions
• ¼ cup finely chopped green onions, or
fresh herbs
• ¼ cup finely chopped green olives
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp Alaska Pure Sea Salt – Alder
Smoked or regular sea salt
While at the Alaska Pure Sea Salt store, check out the jars of smoked
salmon silvers from Sitka Wild Seafood. Each salmon is individually
Sitka’s age-old tradition of craftsmanship dates back over 10,000 years. From
crafting efficient herbal remedies to sleek, elegant canoes carved from the trunks
of western red cedar trees, the Tlingit people have used Sitka’s rich natural
resources since time immemorial.
INSPIRED BY THE SAME NATURAL ELEMENTS products, and you’ll even be able to find specialized
TODAY , many creative makers incorporate options for mild baby soaps and pet shampoos.
local resources and have expanded their crafts
into family-run businesses. In addition to their own items, WinterSong also carries
caught, carefully handled, and frozen at sea for maximum flavor by
this family-owned fishing operation. These jars are known for their
savory, melt-in-your-mouth smokiness and are available for purchase
directions
Chop green onions and olives.
Mix ¾ of the salmon, including skin with
juice, with all other ingredients using a
mixer until desired consistency.
at a handful of downtown retailers.
Add remaining salmon, and mix lightly.
Garnish with green onions or fresh herbs.
products from other local makers.
One popular item is the kelp pickles, harvested sustainably
Ruth and Gary McMaster, owners of WinterSong, started
from our neighboring bull kelp forests. With a satisfying
their soap business in a small household kitchen, which soon
crunch and a hint of the sea, a jar of these crisp pickles
expanded into a thriving, year-round store on Lincoln Street.
make for a tasty snack or garnish.
With warm and inviting smells floating out of their shop,
Another way to bring home a taste of Alaska is by
it’s nearly impossible to walk past without stopping inside.
picking up a jar of hand-poured jams. A spoonful of ripe,
Here, you’ll find handmade batches of herbal-scented
handpicked salmonberry jam spread across a slice of
soaps, lotions, butters, and healing salves, with additional
sourdough bread adds a new level of delicious to breakfast
aisles lined with products from other local businesses.
on the go. Or, for a burst of citrus and evergreen, try
Each of WinterSong’s soap bars is lovingly handcrafted the spruce tip jam, which is harvested in Sitka’s very
using natural pigments and fragrances. With salmonberry, own backyard.
spruce tip, and fireweed honey scents, their Alaskan line Every spring, supple green spruce tips appear on the
captures the essence of Sitka’s majestic rainforest and
branches of the towering Sitka spruce trees. These soft,
rugged landscape. None of their soaps contain animal
mineral-rich needle clusters are bursting with flavor and
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