Alaska Welcome To Ketchikan Sign Editorial Image

This sign spans Mission Street in the center of downtown Ketchikan and greets visitors with it's famous proclamation of being "The Salmon Capital of the World". A popular summer cruise ship port of call, Ketchikan is located at the start of the Inside Passage in southeast Alaska. Known as the Salmon Capital of the World, tourism, timber harvesting, and fishing, both recreational and commercial, are the cornerstones of the local economy.