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Ketchikan!

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July 16th 2013
The next day, our last small town on the cruise was Ketchikan, home to Totem Pole park where replicas of many the lands Totem Poles reside. This struck us a more of tourist gimmick, so we elected to take a nature walk out at one of the hundreds of small islands in the area. We had hoped to see more Bald Eagles and we were not disappointed. The shuttle took a group of about 25 out to a small harbor ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more