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| You can feel the history of this site. Here Natives traded with Russian explorers, the first white settlers farmed foxes , and commercial fishers gathered at the end of long work days . |
.: Imagine awakening to the ringing call of the varied thrush. Upon arising, you'll likely see a great blue heron fishing for his breakfast right near the mouth of the creek. Sea otters and harbor seals are often seen swimming inside the Hobbit Hole. Long before white settlers came here, it was a native summer camp where indigenous peoples came to fish for salmon, pick berries and harvest kelp for winter stores. The 1920s saw fox farms on the islands of southeast Alaska, and some of those fox farmers built dwellings and fox feeding stations on this, the largest of the Inian Islands. Since the early 1940s this land has been owned by a succession of commercial fishermen. At this time in history, it is our pleasure to share this unique place with a few travelers to Alaska's wilderness. |
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