Juneau, Alaska

Hello everyone!  I started doing a little digging around about the Ports of call that we will be visiting.  Here is a little information about Juneau, Alaska.  We will be visiting here on Sunday, 8/18.

Juneau is located in the panhandle of Alaska and is the capital of that state.  Here is a really good website with information about Juneau:

http://www.juneau.org/

Here is a great link to 10 FREE things to do while in Juneau:

http://www.traveljuneau.com/cms/Free-Things.php

Here is another great list of the top 20 things to do in Juneau:

1.        Tracy’s Arm Fjord
2.       Mendenhall Glacier
3.       Shrine of St. Therese
4.       Alaska State Museum
5.       Mount Robert’s Trail
6.       Macauley Salmon Hatchery
7.       Mount Robert Tramway
8.       MV Taku (Alaska’s Marine Highway System)
9.       Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure
10.   Juneau Rainforest Garden
11.   The State Capital building
12.   Juneau-Douglas City Museum
13.   Alaska Powder Descents
14.   Point Bridget State Park
15.   Juneau Arts & Humanities
16.   Cope Park
17.   Eaglecrest Ski Area
18.   St. Nicholas
19.   Last Chance Mining Museum
20.   Chicagof Island

For us beer drinkers in the group, here are a couple of links to a unique experience in Juneau:

http://travel.usnews.com/Juneau_AK/Things_To_Do/Alaskan_Brewing_Company_62287/

http://www.alaskanbeer.com/