Stop by the visitors center on the dock to pick up the Historic Ketchikan walking-tour map and guide to area attractions. The 2-mi/3-km tour is an excellent way to see many of Ketchikan's sights.

After more than a year of searching, the team found the perfect tree on Zarembo Island, where it was barged to Wrangell and then down to Ketchikan to kick off its whistle-stop tour through the ...