Alaska Ketchikan Waterfront Historic Public Art Editorial Photo

Visitors pass by one of several public art sculpture monuments that pay homage to the frontier history that marked the early days of the Ketchikan, Alaska. 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.