Totem Poles, Part 3

Totem Poles in and around Ketchikan

Ketchikan offers several opportunities for viewing totem poles.

Totem Bight State Park features 18 totem poles and a Clan House built by Alaska Native artists in the 1920s.



















Saxman Native Village includes totem poles (some over 100 years old), a traditional Beaver Clan House where Alaska Natives would have lived and celebrated, and a carving shed.














The Totem Heritage Center preserves endangered 19th century totem poles retrieved from uninhabited Tlingit and Haida village sites near Ketchikan. These original poles are displayed at the Center in conjunction with other totems and Native Alaskan artifacts.



















Totems can also be viewed at other public locations around town, and even in front of local residences.