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May 17, 2006 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Alaskan Cruise Cities Packing Round 1. All of these cities are likely ports-of-call on a Gulf of Alaska cruise except FAIRBANKS . 2. Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka are all located on this waterway. INSIDE PASSAGE 3 All of these cruise lines offer Alaskan voyages except DISNEY . 4. Ketchikan is known as the FIRST City due to its place as Alaska's southern gateway. 5. The Pacific Ocean town of Sitka contains many spectacular reminders of its RUSSIAN heritage. 6. This Canadian city is the start/finish point of most Gulf of Alaska cruises. VANCOUVER Picture: wooden church Departure Round 1. The three kinds of Alaskan king crab are red, blue and BROWN . 2. A new tour offered by Princess is DOG SLEDDING on Mendenhall Glacier with Iditarod professionals. 3. This 1991 Disney movie was filmed at the town of Haines, the gateway to Yukon Territory. WHITE FANG 4. Cruise ship passengers marvel at this longest tidewater glacier in Alaska. HUBBARD GLACIER 5. Anchorage is home to a BASEBALL team that plays in the semi- pro "Alaska League". Picture: totem pole On Tour 1. Blight Reef was the site of a disastrous OIL SPILL that occurred in March 1989. 2 Supposedly, this is one of the biggest attractions in the capital city of Juneau. HIKING 3. 2001 regulations prohibit more than TWO cruise ships a day to enter Glacier Bay. 4. Small cruise ships often stop at charming towns like Petersburg, nicknamed "Little NORWAY ". 5. An arch across Mission Street declares Ketchikan is the SALMON Capital of the World. 6. Every first weekend in February the town of Cordova has a festival honoring the ICEWORM . 7. Many cruise itineraries include land segments at Denali National Park home of Mount MCKINLEY . Picture: glacier running into water 8. This island's petroglyph beach has rock carvings thought to be 8000 years old. WRANGELL 9. Admiralty Island, just 15 miles from Juneau, is most famous for its population of BEARS . 10. This city became a boomtown when it became the terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. VALDEZ 11. The main industry in Kodiak, the largest city on Kodiak Island, is FISHING . 12. These are all popular tourist attractions around Juneau except POTTER MARSH . Bonus Question One Anchorage lies on a peninsula that splits COOK Inlet into two arms. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Alaska is Anchorage found? Area 4 Picture: building with driftwood tacked on it Slide Show 1. The octagonal ST. NICHOLAS ORTHODOX church is a landmark in Juneau. 2. A trail winds by totem poles built by the TLINGITS at Sitka National Historical Park. 3. The scenic town of Seward is the gateway to KENAI FJORDS National Park. 4. This city's Arctic Brotherhood Hall has over 20,000 pieces of driftwood on its front. SKAGWAY Clues for next destination: Sidney Great Barrier Reef Brisbane |