Icy Strait Point, AK

Housed in a refurbished salmon cannery, Icy Strait Point serves as headquarters for a variety of tours and activities. Perched on Chicagof Island, the cruise port is just outside Hoonah, home of Alaska's largest Tlingit community. Tours explore the fishing village's past through the likes of outings in traditional handcarved dugout canoes, and Icy Strait Point has a zipline, adventure center, cannery museum and shops selling native merchandise. The ABC Islands, which include nearby Admiralty and Baranof islands plus Chicagof, boast a high density of brown bears with an estimated 4,200 grizzlies (about one per square mile), so wildlife watching excursions are popular. Lucky tour-goers might even catch a bear swimming the smaller channels between islands. Orcas and humpback whales also are often spotted, along with otters and porpoises.

Language: English
Currency: US dollar (US$)

Icy Strait Point, AK Weather
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 31 34 38 46 54 60 63 61 54 46 37 33
Low 23 25 28 33 38 44 47 47 43 37 30 25
Average 26 29 33 39 45 51 54 53 48 41 33 29
Temperature (Celsius)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High -1 1 3 8 12 16 17 16 12 8 3 1
Low -5 -4 -2 1 3 7 8 8 6 3 -1 -4
Average -3 -2 1 4 7 11 12 12 9 5 1 -2
Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Inches 6 5 4 3 4 3 4 6 10 12 7 7
Centimeters 15 13 10 8 10 8 10 15 25 30 18 18


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