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Ketchikan is a colorful island community located on the southern tip of Alaska’s panhandle.  Residents enjoy the combination of an eclectic small Alaskan town lifestyle while experiencing world-class, state of the art technology and communication services provided by the local KPU Telecommunications.   Despite its small population of approximately 15,000 borough residents, Ketchikan is a considerable commerce center for SE Alaska, housing the SE regional health center, headquarters for the AK Marine Highway,  Vigor Industrial Shipworks, Ketchikan Coast Guard base  and a thriving commercial fishing fleet.  Residents are warm, friendly and inviting.  Nearly a million tourists visit by cruise ship and jet each year, drawn by the natural beauty of the area and the unique sights: the world’s largest collection of totem poles, Misty Fjords National Monument, historic Creek Street, the Ketchikan Creek salmon run ,  abundant eagles, whales and other wildlife.  Ketchikan boasts a vibrant local arts community, including nationally recognized painters, sculptors and woodcarvers as well as thriving theater, dance and music groups. Musicians are as varied as pipe bands, heavy metal, jazz, folk and classical.  Ketchikan offers a wide cross-section of cultural diversity, surprising for its size.  Local Natives,  Tlingit, Tsimpshian, and Haida – the original residents,  are still an important part of the community. There is also a large  Norwegian presence  and also a very vibrant Filipino community.  A mecca for outdoor enthusiasts, Ketchikan offers world class fishing and hunting, extensive hiking trails and miles of beaches awaiting divers and beachcombers.

In short, Ketchikan is a unique place where one can live an authentic  and balanced life – well connected to a global economy through technology and transportation, yet protected from the ordinary by a mantle of forested wilderness islands and azure seas.