Wildlife Cruise
Dear Editor: The Sitka Maritime Heritage Society would like to extend a huge thank you to all who contributed to the wonderful success of our 4th of July History and Wildlife Cruise! We were extremely fortunate to have calm waters and clear, sunny skies throughout the trip, and were treated to sightings of otters, diving humpback whales, puffins, cormorants, murres, and a peregrine falcon and its chicks.
We would especially like to thank Allen Marine for their generosity in helping us with the cruise arrangements and the captain and crew (Greg, Emma, Molly and Dillon) who were nothing but excellent! During the outbound trip, Rebecca Poulson took us on a fascinating journey through Sitka’s history with her talk on shipbuilding at Sitka, and once we reached St. Lazaria, naturalist Matt Goff made the journey even more special by sharing his wealth of wildlife knowledge with our passengers. Thank you so much to both.
We also want to thank Ian Crane for baking dozens of delicious cookies and cupcakes, Old Harbor Books for helping out with ticket sales, all the locations that allowed us to hang posters, and local media for helping to get the word out about our cruise, including KCAW, KIFW, Sitka Soup and the Daily Sitka Sentinel.
Finally, thank you to the community of Sitka for your incredible support of the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society.
Sitka Maritime Heritage Society Board of Directors and Staff
