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Visit Sitka Magazine | 2020-21 Directory List
Raven Radio
2 Lincoln St. Ste. B
kcaw.org
[phone] Southeast Alaska Tourism Council
alaskasinsidepassage.com
[phone]
Medical Services US Superyacht Association
ussuperyacht.com
[phone]
Mountainside Urgent Care
814 Halibut Point Rd.
searhc.org
[phone]
Harry Race Pharmacy
106 Lincoln St.
sitkapharmacies.com
[phone]
US Superyacht Association
ussuperyacht.com
[phone]
White's Pharmacy
705 Lake St
sitkapharmacies.com
[phone]
Organizations
City and Borough of Sitka
100 Lincoln St.
cityofsitka.com
[phone]
Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska
4513 Halibut Point Rd
claalaska.com
[phone]
City of Sitka Harbor Department
617 Katlian St. OFC
cityofsitka.com/government/departments/
harbor/
[phone]
Pharmacy
SEARHC - Mt. Edgecumbe Medical
Center
222 Tongass Dr.
searhc.org
[phone]
Yacht Services
Port Services/Moorage
Sitka Harbor Department
617 Katlian St.
cityofsitka.com
[phone]
Cruise Lines International Association
Alaska (Alaska Cruise Association)
cliaalaska.org
[phone]
Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska
4513 Halibut Point Rd.
claalaska.com
[phone]
Greater Sitka Arts Council
sitkaartscouncil.org
[phone]
Halibut Point Marine Services/Old Sitka
Dock
4513 Halibut Point Rd.
halibutpointmarine.com
[phone]
Harrigan Centennial Hall
330 Harbor Dr.
cityofsitka.com/government/departments/
centennial/index.html
[phone]
Print Services
Sitka Conservation Society
sitkawild.org
[phone]
Harry's Custom Print Services
117 Granite Creek Rd. Suite 101
whitesalaska.com
[phone]
Sitka Economic Development Assn.
sitka.net
[phone]
Real Estate
Davis Realty
208 D Lake St.
DavisRealtySitka.com
[phone]
Our experienced team can help you navigate
the Sitka real estate market. We connect
buyers and sellers with knowledge, expertise,
and dedication and can assist you with any
Sitka property!
Sitka Harbor Department
617 Katlian St.
cityofsitka.com/government/departments/
harbor/
[phone]
Sitka Lutheran Church
224 Lincoln St.
sitkalutheranchurch.com
[phone]
Sitka Music Festival
sitkamusicfestival.org
[phone]
Alaska’s premier classical music festival,
presenting exquisite music in the pristine
setting of Southeast Alaska each June. We hope
you can join us!
Sitka Trail Works, Inc.
sitkatrailworks.org
[phone]
RE/MAX Baranof Realty
315 Seward St., Ste. A
baranofrealty.com
[phone]
Sitka Realty
228 Harbor Dr.
SitkaRealty.com
[phone]
Sitka Realty is a full-service real estate office
with four licensees available to list your
home or show you any property listed in the
Southeast Alaska Multiple List Service
Sitka Tribe of Alaska
456 Katlian St.
sitkatribe.org
[phone]
Sitka Whalefest
sitkawhalefest.org
[phone] ext.2
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Attractions
NHLS = National Historic Landmark Site
NRHP = National Register of Historic Places
1 Baranof Castle Hill offers panoramic views of Sitka and was an
= Wheelchair Accessible
$ = Admission Charge
11 Sitka National Historical Park is Alaska’s oldest federal cultural
early stronghold of the Tlingit Kiks.ádi clan. Later, Russian
buildings occupied the hill, including “Baranov’s Castle,” which
was home to the Russian Governor until 1894. In 1867, this was
the site of the Alaska transfer from Russia to the United States.
Find access to the stairs from Lincoln St., or take the paved
walkway from Harbor Way. NHLS
and historical park and was designed in 1890. This park preserves
and interprets the 1804 battle site between the Tlingit Kiks.ádi
and Russians. Haida and Tlingit totem poles from the early 1900s,
as well as modern carved poles, are located in the visitor center
and along the gravel pathway through the adjacent rainforest.
NRHP
St. Michael’s Cathedral was built in the 19th century and was
12 Alaska Raptor Center is a rehabilitation center for bald eagles
and other birds of prey. The facility’s goal is to heal injured birds
2 the first Orthodox church in the Americas. The current building is
and release them back into the wild. Un-releasable birds remain
an exact replica of the original building that was destroyed by fire
at the center and help teach the public and school children about
in 1966. The church still has an active congregation and houses
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the wonders of raptors.
an important collection of artifacts and icons believed to date
back to the 17th century.
13 Fortress of the Bear is a bear rescue center where magnificent
NHLS, NRHP
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resident brown and black bears roam in a naturalized setting.
3 Sitka Lutheran Church is the site of the first Protestant church
The visitor center allows you to view the bears from above in a
covered area or from ground level while the staff share the bears’
on the West Coast of North America. The church contains
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stories and information.
artifacts from the original 1843 Finnish Lutheran church,
including the 1844 Kessler organ, chandelier, pulpit, and
14 Sitka National Cemetery is one of two National Cemeteries in
communion rail.
Alaska that memorialize U.S. military veterans. Established in the
late 19th century, the cemetery’s notable burials include Alaska’s
4 Harrigan Centennial Hall is Sitka’s civic and convention center.
In the summer, the hall is the drop-off location for cruise shuttles,
only Medal of Honor recipient, Archie Van Winkle, as well as
offers an information desk, houses tour operator vendor stations,
John Green Brady, an early Alaska Territory governor. NRHP
and is the performance location for the New Archangel Dancers.
15 Sitka Russian Cemetery is over 200 years old and contains more
than 1,600 graves, many marked with headstones made from the
ballast of Russian ships.
5 Sitka History Museum features Sitka’s story from the U.S.
purchase to the current day, with rotating exhibits that highlight
16 Princess Maksoutoff’s Grave honors Princess Maria Maksoutoff,
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different aspects of local history.
who was born in Russia and was the wife of the last Russian
6 Russian Bishop’s House, c. 1841, is a log structure and one of the
governor, Prince Dimitri Maksoutoff. After her death in 1881 at
oldest surviving buildings of Russian America. It was the home
the age of 36, Princess Maksoutoff was returned to Sitka for
and office of the first bishop of the Orthodox Church. The house
burial.
is now a museum that is part of the National Park Service. NHLS,
17 Russian Block House is a replica of the building that once was
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NRHP
part of a fort wall. The wall separated the Russian and Tlingit
sections of Sitka after the Tlingit moved back to the area 20 years
7 St. Peter’s by the Sea Episcopal Church was built in 1899 and is
the oldest standing church in Sitka. Built of stone and wood in
after the Battle of 1804.
the Gothic Revival style, the church features a rose stained glass
18 Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall, Sitka Camp No. 1, c.1914, was
window with a Star of David. The See House located behind the
built as a meeting place for the fight for Alaska Native rights, and
church, was built in 1905 as the church rectory. NRHP
the camp continues to be an important force in preserving Native
heritage. NHLS, NRHP
8 Sitka Sound Science Center/The Sage Building, c. 1929,
housed a hydro-plant that supplied energy to the Sheldon
19 Sheet’ka Kwaán Naa Kahidi Tribal Community House was built
Jackson College campus and neighborhood. Today, it is home to
in the style of a traditional Tlingit clan house on a site that once
an aquarium with a diverse set of creatures that thrive in our local
housed the Indian Government School. Currently, it serves as the
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waters, a wet lab, and an onsite fish hatchery.
home of the Naa Kahidi Native Dancers, who perform in full
9 Sheldon Jackson State Museum, the oldest museum in Alaska,
regalia in the summer.
began construction on the state’s first concrete building in 1895
20 Totem Square is a grassy Alaska State Park area at the end of
and has been occupied since 1897. This unique octagon-shaped
Lincoln St. This small park is a popular location for local events
building houses an exceptional collection of over 6,000 Alaska
and contains a 40-foot totem pole that displays the double-
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Native artifacts from across the state. NRHP
headed eagle of Sitka’s Russian heritage.
10 Sitka Fine Arts Campus, formerly Sheldon Jackson College,
21 The Pioneer Home was built in the 1930s on the site of a group
was founded in 1878. The campus was designed by the famous
of wooden barracks built by the Russians in the 1800s. Today, the
architects who created New York’s Times Square and was
building is an assisted living facility for 75 elderly Alaskans. A
comprised of over 18 buildings. Today, it is home to year-round
13-foot bronze statue titled “The Prospector” graces the front of
arts education programs for youth and adults, including visual
the building. NRHP
arts, music, dance, theater, writing, and Alaska Native arts.
NHLS, NRHP
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