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Additional Information pages for Prince of Wales Island
133° 36' W Longitude - 56° 19' N Latitude
Located on the northern tip of Prince of Wales Island, Port Protection
is 145 miles south of Juneau and 98 miles northwest of Ketchikan.
It lies in the Tongass National Forest.
History:
"Wooden Wheel" Johnson became the first resident in the early 1900s.
His store and fuel dock, and a fish-buying scow, enabled trollers
to stop on their trips north and south. In 1946, Buckshot Woolery
opened the B.S. Trading Post to replace the skow. In the 1950s a
warehouse was built with an eventual plan of creating a shrimp cannery.
The cannery idea was never realized, and the building now stands
empty. Woolery closed his trading post in 1973. State land disposal
programs have enabled the area to be permanently settled.
Today, Port Protection is a small non-Native fishing community.
Residents cherish the seclusion and serenity of their community.
Most homes lie along the waterfront. Sale of alcohol is restricted
to the local package store. Port Protection is characterized by
a seasonal economy with its peak during the summer/fall fishing
season. Year-round residents depend upon subsistence food sources
such as deer, salmon, halibut, shrimp and crab.
Additional Information pages for Prince
of Wales Island
Think to do:
"The Stairway to Heaven":
A series of steps leading up to the top of a ridge overlooking the cove, offers a specacular view of the community, forest and ocean; fishing, wildlife viewing, ocean life
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