Alaska Statement Regarding Community Work Service (Ketchikan only)

Ketchikan Travel is easy and can be accessed in a variety of ways, especially if you're not bringing a vehicle. If you are driving to Ketchikan, the only option is the Alaska State ferry.

Ketchikan is love, Ketchikan is life. A quaint Alaska town that with an open mind can be the most beautiful place you've experienced.In the summer, the town booms with people from all over the world to make the town filled with life and with 18 hours of daylight, there is much to do and much to explore.

Ketchikan Story: The Artists Our downtown area is pretty compact and easily walkable. That said, we have a free shuttle bus service that runs the downtown loop from May through September. In addition, bicycle and electric cart or chair rentals are available to visitors in the downtown area.

The Airport Ferry is a 5 minute ferry ride that shuttles you from the Ketchikan International Airport to the Ketchikan City side of Tongass Narrows. The ferry leaves the Ketchikan side of the Tongass Narrows on the quarter hours and the airport side on the hour and half hour every day.

Uber arrives in Ketchikan: Service launched June 15 in Alaska, but had no local drivers as of Tuesday. Buckle up a new ride-sharing service has pulled into Ketchikan.That means anyone in town who qualifies can now register to be an Uber driver and get paid to do so.

Gold occurs and has been mined throughout Alaska; except in the vast swamps of the Yukon Flats, and along the North Slope between the Brooks Range and the Beaufort Sea. Areas near Fairbanks and Juneau, and Nome have produced most of Alaska's historical output and provide all current gold production as of 2021.

Approximately 58,000 ounces of lode gold and 4000 ounces of placer gold have come from the Ketchikan district, consisting of Dall, Prince of Wales, Revillagigedo, and smaller islands, as well some mainland, in the southernmost-part of Alaska.