Icy Strait Point-Hoonah, Alaska

Hoonah is about a mile from Icy Strait Point. It is a Tlingit community located on Chichagof Island, 40 air miles west of Juneau… a 20 minute flight.

There are hotels and restaurants open year round.

On a clear day you can see the mountains of Glacier Bay.

Icy Straight is the home of a large number of Humpback, Killer Whales, Sea Lions, Dall Porpoise, Halibut and Salmon.

The Brown Bear,Bald Eagle,and Sitka Blacktail Deer also make their home on the island. 

Hoonah's  climate is characterized by cool summers and mild winters. The airport is closed 20 to 30 days a year due to poor weather; usually foggy periods in the spring and fall.

Summer temperatures average 52 to 63; winter temperatures average 26 to 39. Temperature extremes have been recorded from -25 to 87. Precipitation averages 100 inches annually, with 71 inches of snowfall.

Hoonah is a small, friendly town of about 900 people, with a nice airport and boat harbor. It is also a regular stop on the Marine Highway System (State Ferries).

Hoonah can be reached by air: Wings of Alaska,and L.A.B. Flying.

By sea: The Alaska Marine Highway Ferry System.