Saxman Totem Park

I enjoyed learning the native culture. I loved listening to the stories and seeing the Totem Poles. Also liked meeting the Pole Masters and seeing the making of a Totem Pole. I was especially thrilled to watch the dance and music. The guide was knowledgeable and friendly. The Totem poles were interesting especially learning about shaming and honoring poles. I loved the story about the bears. This was a two hour excursion that was interesting and pleasant to be a part of. The staff were friendly and helpful.

We booked our tour with our cruise line. Our guide was amazing & knowledgeable even though he was young. I really appreciated the opportunity of the locals allowing us to take part in a piece of their culture. Thank you.

Such a beautiful park. We loved learning about the culture, dances and totems. The guides are amazing, entertaining and knowledgeable. Unfortunately the gift shop is quite expensive and nothing I saw was locally made. Overall an amazing experience!

We bought the Ultimate Saxman native village experience. We sampled locally made sodas, beer, wine and locally sourced and made foods. We were taught a little about native art and received a wonderful explanation of several local totem poles, their history and the story behind them. The carving house had several works underway but it was cut a little short because we’re were approaching closing time. The workers we came in contact were all lovely. From the young men taking us on our tour or explaining his art to the people the gift shop. They are all kind and happy to visit. I can’t recommend this enough.

Home of one of the biggest collection of totem poles in South East Alaska, here you can learn About the saxman culture, see some of the dances, you get a chance to see master carver at their work as well, learning About totem poles and how to read them is very interesting

Visited it as part of our tour so didn't pay any entry fee . It's some totem poles with some stories. There was a Abraham Lincoln totem pole honoring him but don't know it's provenance. Was told it was from the time of the Lincoln proclamation. The master carver of the totem pole is a 87 year old veteran and he spent some time telling us about the pole he was working on. You can see the poles from the road. No need to pay to see them.

Perhaps we were expecting too much from this visit to a Native Village? The entire tour was mediocre, from the dancing and singing in the meeting hall to the wood carvers. Their skill was clearly exceptional, however, the talking was too long and drawn out. The totem park was the most fascinating aspect of the visit. The various types were described and pointed out, and their original use as an "address" was explained. This was the only highlight of the tour. There was a gift shop to visit at the end of the tour.

Took this as part of Sourdough Tours in Ketchikan, Alaska by Cindy. Although it was interesting to see Eagle Point and listen to Norman about the natives. Visited Herring Beach at low tide, so not really anything to other than it dates back to 1870's. We didn't walk to Creek Street, but it is 15-20 mins. walking distance to cruise terminal. Cute shops.