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  Cruise Critic Destinations: Icy Strait   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Icy Strait is not your "typical" sprawling cruise port with lots and lots to do, other than excursions or a stroll around the main site.
Icy Strait provides a pleasant experience for cruise passengers who want to explore the Alaskan hinterland a bit, browse a few decent shops and have a light lunch.
Saltwater Salmon Fishing: This is a three-hour excursion to fish the densely populated stretches of Icy Strait.
www.cruisecritic.com /ports/newport.cfm?ID=149   (1525 words)

  
 Global Destinations Development LLC ::: Project Detail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Icy Point now features a living museum and is a testament to the industrious spirit of Alaska’s early pioneers.
Icy Point is located in the Native American town of Hoonah, the largest Tlingit settlement in Alaska.
Icy Point also features a Heritage Theater and Museum, which tells the stories of the Hoonah People and their journey from their Ancestral home in Glacier Bay to the present day Hoonah.
www.globaldd.com /project_detail.php?key=2   (327 words)

  
 Cruise Critic News: Celebrity First-Ever Line at New Alaska Port   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Located on Chichagof Island in Port Frederick Bay, Icy Strait Point is 50 miles west of Juneau, 22 miles from the entrance to Glacier Bay, and one mile away from the town of Hoonah -- home to the largest population of indigenous Tlingit people in southeastern Alaska.
Icy Strait Point's main attraction is a refurbished, 1930's era cannery, which now serves as a "living museum," cultural center, and retail center showcasing native arts and crafts.
Icy Strait Point was designed to accommodate one ship per day, and there are no present plans for expansion.
www.cruisecritic.com /news/news.cfm?ID=1121   (366 words)

  
 Geography-IcyStraitCrossSound   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Icy Strait - Cross Sound and its complex of tributary inlets provide a wide array of open waters and sheltered estuaries with an equally wide array of water depths and bottom types.
Mainland plant communities, though generally younger, are far richer in mammal species, due to the difficulty of crossing the water barrier posed by Icy Strait.
Most lands to the south, along with islands in Icy Strait and a strip along the Park's eastern margin, are included within the Tongass National Forest.
www.nps.gov /glba/InDepth/learn/about/nature/geology/Geography-IcyStraitCrossSound.htm   (471 words)

  
 Icy Strait Alaska and Glacier Bay: Southeast Alaska Cruise Exploring Alaska!
The explorer Captain George Vancouver found Icy Strait, at the south end of Glacier Bay, choked with ice in 1794.
The Icy Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska.
Icy Strait is 40 miles in width measuring from its west side at the intersection of the Chatham Strait and Glacier Bay to it east side at Cross Sound and the Lynn Canal.
www.exploringalaska.net /icystrait.php   (755 words)

  
 bcwld
Location: The 23,151 acre Wilderness is located in Icy Strait between Chichagof Island and the mainland on the north end of the Tongass National Forest.
The Strait is a passage way for a major portion of the water that travels through to the areas of Chatham Strait, Lynn Canal, and beyond.
It is bounded by the Gulf of Alaska on the west and Chatham Strait on the east.
www.fs.fed.us /r10/tongass/forest_facts/resources/wilderness/bcwld.html   (1325 words)

  
 The Nature Conservancy in Alaska - Icy Strait and North Chichagof Island
The Icy Strait area, which includes Cross Sound, Icy Strait, and the lower, ice-free area of Glacier Bay, comprises the northern end of that migratory waterway, and an important feeding area for many marine mammals.
Visit the waters of the Icy Strait area in the summer and there’s a good chance you’ll see endangered humpback whales gorging themselves on their annual northern feast of plankton.
The terrestrial plant communities of the Icy Strait area are also an important component of the area’s biological diversity, and the site is one of the best places in the world to study how plants return to a landscape after glacial retreat.
www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/alaska/preserves/art11192.html   (495 words)

  
 Cruise News - September 2003 - 7 Blue Seas
Icy Strait is a 30-mile stretch of water that lies almost midway between Juneau and Glacier Bay - a convenient and strategic location for cruise lines.
The Icy Strait Point can manage just one ship at a time so passengers will appreciate the lack of crowds and long lines that sometimes beset other Alaskan ports of call.
Icy Strait, particularly at scenic Point Adolphus, is a summer feeding region for migratory humpback whales.
www.7blueseas.com /about/CruiseNews/CruiseNews_03SEP03.asp   (1555 words)

  
 South Passage Outfitters
We wondered how elusive, or how easy, they would be in the waters of Icy Strait.
I guess what we had read about Icy Strait being excellent halibut water was true.
But even when large waves built on Icy Strait, there are enough protected areas where you can get out of the waves, something very necessary for drift fishing in deep water.
www.icystrait.com /Trip.htm   (1445 words)

  
 SEAWEAD - Advisory panel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
SEAWEAD explained the purpose of their work, which as I understand it is to provide the information that stewards will need to wisely manage Icy Strait, and to facilitate communication and collaboration among all interested agencies, groups, and individuals to achieve cooperative stewardship.
Those at the meeting agreed that Preserving the abundant wildlife of Icy Strait was vital.
Bob, Nikki, Brady, and Jamie, I appreciate your interest in Icy Strait and in getting people thinking about how it is changing and how it should look in the future.
www.seawead.org /flotsam/advisorycouncil.html   (501 words)

  
 Cruising Alaska: May/June 2006 - ExploreNorth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
We were met at the gates of Icy Strait Point by Floyd Peterson of F.I.S.H.E.S., who we had booked for a 4-hour whale watching trip ($150.
Passing Icy Strait Point heading for Icy Strait itself, 12-year-old Ryan yelled that he saw a whale near the dock.
When you step onto the dock at Icy Strait Point, you're handed an envelope with a cedar chip in it, and instructions to go to this fire and toss it in.
www.explorenorth.com /articles/alaskacruises2006/page5.html   (901 words)

  
 rolling pin CRUISE
Icy Strait Point has been years in planning and construction, said Michael Greve, president of Miami-based Global Destinations Development, the company that markets the port.
Icy Strait is designed to accommodate only one cruise ship a day.
On June 2, Royal Caribbean International's Vision of the Seas is scheduled to make its first call at Icy Strait.
www.rollingpincruise.com /news.html?nid=830   (210 words)

  
 Huna Totem Corporation
Icy Strait Point offers Alaska tourists a unique chance to gain first-hand knowledge of Alaska Natives and their rich culture and history.
The tourism destination, located in the Village of Hoonah, is a renovated cannery operation that once was the leading producer of canned salmon in Alaska.
Icy Strait has been added to the itineraries of Royal Celebrity tour ships.
www.hunatotem.com /affiliates/icy_strait_point.html   (205 words)

  
 About Alaska's Icy Strait Adventures and Sandy and Joe Craig (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.csres.utexas.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
cy Strait Adventures is a charter boat and guiding service offered by a fishing and boating family with extensive local knowledge and a simple Alaskan lifestyle.
Icy Strait Adventures should not be mistaken for a resort or lodge.
Icy Strait Adventures is fully licensed and insured.
www.icystraitadventures.com.cob-web.org:8888 /about.htm   (248 words)

  
 EO Newsroom: New Images - Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
The first recorded charting of the area was done in 1794 by George Vancouver, in which he showed the bay being a small indentation in the Icy Strait with a gigantic glacier stretching off to the horizon.
The water in the foreground in the southwest (bottom left) corner of the image is the Gulf of Alaska, with Icy Strait running roughly west to east (horizontally) in from Cape Spencer where the strait meets the Pacific.
The body of water paralleling the Bay on the eastern edge is Lynn Canal, a body of water also draining into Icy Strait beyond the eastern boundary of the park.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16383   (834 words)

  
 Icy Strait Vs. Prince Rupert for Bear Viewing - Cruise Critic Message Boards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
We are going on a cruise to Alaska that visits both Icy Strait Point and Prince Rupert.
In Icy Strait Point you walk to an area for bear viewing.
In Icy Strait, Teckk Outfitters http://www.teckkoutfitters.com offers guided bear viewing and sightseeing in addition to their hunting and fishing excursions.
boards.cruisecritic.com /showthread.php?p=8115145#post8115145   (351 words)

  
 Icy Strait Point, Alaska
Located near Glacier Bay and the historic native settlement of Hoonah, Icy Strait Point is situated in an Old Growth Spruce and Hemlock Rainforest.
The area is home to humpback whales, orca, Dall's porpoises, seals, sea otters, brown (grizzly) bear, halibut, and all five species of Pacific salmon.
Icy Strait Point is a virtual den of antiquity.
cruises.cheapcaribbean.com /alaska_cruises.asp?pageID=424   (365 words)

  
 Whale watching: Junea or Icy strait? - Cruise Critic Message Boards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I would prefer to do the Whale watching in Icy Strait-- but don't seem to hear alot about it here on the boards so I wasn't sure if it was a "good" place to see whales or not!
Not at all - I meant that both Juneau and Icy Strait are better than the Kenai.
My experience at Icy Strait was also far superior to Juneau, but that's the luck of the draw on a given day - next time could be the opposite.
boards.cruisecritic.com /showthread.php?p=7982241#post7982241   (570 words)

  
 American Discount Cruises -- (866) 214-SHIP - Feature Cruise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This port is a unique destination that gives travelers a chance to take in some of Alaska's history, and culture without having to travel too far from the port.
Icy Strait Point is located 50 miles west of Juneau and 22 miles from the stunning Glacier Bay National Park.
Designed to accommodate only one cruise ship per day, Icy Strait Point is a cruise destination that emphasizes Southeast Alaska history and Tlingit native culture.
www.americandiscountcruises.com /features/index.html   (1232 words)

  
 Princess Cruises : Ports of Call : Icy Strait Point, Alaska
Icy Strait Point is 22 miles southeast of Glacier Bay National Park and down the road from the traditional homeland of the Huna Tlingit people.
Icy Strait Point's Native Heritage Center offers visitors a look at genuine Tlingit artifacts, plus fascinating ways to learn about Tlingit history and culture through exhibits and live performances.
Choose from a wide range of activities to enhance your onshore experience.
www.princess.com /ports/PS2_Z.html   (167 words)

  
 cruisemates.com :: View topic - Sitka and Icy Strait Point
>> At Hoonah ("Icy Strait Point" on many itineraries), the tenders unload passengers at what was the pier of a historic cannery.
The tour of the cannery is very intesting, and they have a rather unique way of demonstrating the operation of the canning machinery (which still works).
We were just in Icy Strait and we really enjoyed the walk into town.
www.cruisemates.com /forum/viewtopic.php?p=3308883   (1178 words)

  
 Icy Strait Point, Alaska (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.csres.utexas.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Icy Strait Point is a virtual den of antiquity.  It's very popular for a number of reasons.  These include:
They are your host for Native theatre, a ceremonial salmon bake, and the "Journey Through Time" native historical experience.
The Icy Straits Packing Company has been restored, providing visitors a glimpse into the life and times of a historic salmon fish cannery circa 1930.
www.alaskacruises.com.cob-web.org:8888 /alaska_ports.asp?pageID=424   (273 words)

  
 World Class Saltwater Charter Fishing in Icy Straits, Southeast Alaska
We provide a lunch, take you to the nearby dock and you cast off to fish in the rich tidal mixing of protected Icy Strait where 30-pound salmon and 100-pound halibut are consider to be only "nice-sized".
Point Adolphous and Icy Strait have a resident whale population sighted daily by the boats.
The conditions are generally calm and excellent for viewing by all ages.
www.gustavusinn.com /fishing.html   (225 words)

  
 Juneau Fishing/Crusing Specials - HiTime Charters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
These locations lend themselves to lodging at inns and guesthouses closer to the Cross Sound and Icy Strait areas.
The Hobbit Hole is a small bay located on the Southwest corner of the largest of the Inian Islands where Cross Sound and the Gulf of Alaska meet the Western entrance to Icy Strait.
The Icy Strait Extravaganza is so called because there are so many things to do, sightseeing, wildlife watching and, oh yes, golf within walking distance, while staying at the Growley Bear Inn.
www.hitime.com /specials.htm   (466 words)

  
 Royal Caribbean International - Icy Strait Point, Alaska (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.csres.utexas.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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Icy Strait Point is located near the city of Hoonah, the largest native Tlingit Indian settlement in Alaska, and very near Glacier Bay National Park.
Alaska is home to so many extreme adventures, and Icy Strait Point is no exception.
www.royalcaribbean.com.cob-web.org:8888 /findacruise/ports/group/home.do?dest=ALCAN&portCode=PSO   (289 words)

  
 Icy Strait Point, Destination Alaska (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.csres.utexas.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Icy Strait Point, Destination Alaska (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.csres.utexas.edu)
Icy Strait Point is located fifty miles west of Juneau and at the mouth of Glacier Bay.
Example Shore Excursions Available at Icy Strait Point
www.cruising2alaska.com.cob-web.org:8888 /destinations/icy_strait_point.htm   (132 words)

  
 Icy Strait Point, AK - Discount Cruises, Last-Minute Cruises, Short Notice Cruises - Vacations To Go
Icy Strait Point, AK - Discount Cruises, Last-Minute Cruises, Short Notice Cruises - Vacations To Go Hotels and
Icy Strait Point, AK Located just outside Alaska's largest Tlingit community, Icy Strait Point offers a cultural experience complete with wildlife viewing and shopping.
The main tourist attraction of the area is a historic fish cannery that is being converted into a restaurant with shows and shops selling native merchandise.
www.vacationstogo.com /cruiseports/viewport.cfm?port=1486   (239 words)

  
 Alaska Cruise Experts: Royal Caribbean International
From majestic Denali National Park to intimate Icy Strait Point to Whistler and the Canadian Rockies, you will experience some of the most breathtaking scenery and landscapes on earth, both at sea and on land.
After your time spent on the seas continue your adventure exploring the land with a visit to Anchorage (1 night), the onwards to Denali (2 nights) and finish your trip with a night spent in Fairbanks (1 night).
Continue with a 13-Night Cruise from Vancouver visiting Sitka, Hubbard Glacier, Icy Strait Point, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle, San Francisco, and disembarking in San Diego.
www.alaskacruiseexperts.com /CL_10.asp   (2830 words)

  
 Areas of Expertise: Business Development
Huna Totem Corporation and Horan, Corak and Company contracted with McDowell Group to analyze the financial feasibility of Icy Strait Point, a new cruise ship destination being constructed outside of Hoonah.
The feasibility study was part of a comprehensive appraisal for Huna Totem regarding their investment in the project.
The project resulted in an analysis of each revenue center anticipated at Icy Strait.
www.mcdowellgroup.net /pages/areaexpert/aknative.html   (1090 words)

  
 SitNews - From Iwo Jima to Icy Strait, the long, colorful history of the Acushnet By DAVE KIFFER
From Iwo Jima to Icy Strait, the long, colorful history of the Acushnet
Morris was onboard the Acushnet out of Portland in 1951-1952 and wrote of a spectacular rescue in which the Acushnet helped save crewmen from one of two tankers that had broken apart in a storm off Cape Cod on Feb. 18, 1952.
"The icy, biting winds swept in at noon and, by dusk, their velocity had built up to 35 knots, that night the big fl ship surged and rolled at the end of the Maine State Pier as if she were bucking 30 foot swells" Morris wrote about the storm.
www.sitnews.us /Kiffer/Acushnet/082306_acushnet_history.html   (2067 words)

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