Creek Street, Dolly's House
& some very energetic lumberjacks
Ketchikan was an easy, fun port day: historic Creek Street, a rather educational wander through Dolly's House and an hour of log rolling, pole climbing and axe throwing at the Lumberjack Show.
An easy afternoon ashore
This was a later port arrival, so we didn't try to over-plan it. Ketchikan suited a relaxed wander with one booked attraction perfectly.
Dolly's House, dive bars and lumberjacks
After lunch, we explored Ketchikan. First stop: Dolly's House on historic Creek Street — once the heart of the old Red Light District. Dolly was the last licensed madam in Ketchikan. Among the relics: her electric vibrator, a shower curtain embroidered with condoms, and all kinds of curious paraphernalia. An educational experience! 😆
The highlight of the day though was the Lumberjack Show — an energetic, one-hour show of rugged, muscly men scaling poles, log-rolling and axe-throwing with wild precision. A nice bit of afternoon eye candy!! 😄
Take a look inside one of Creek Street's quirkiest stops
Dolly's House was certainly one of the more unusual museums we've visited! Our Short gives you a quick look inside this tiny piece of Ketchikan's colourful Creek Street history.
Our visit to Dolly's House on historic Creek Street.
Log rolling, axe throwing and a very entertaining hour
The Lumberjack Show was the big entertainment highlight of our afternoon. It was fast, funny and wonderfully over-the-top — with pole climbing, log rolling and axe throwing, plus plenty of audience involvement.
Our reel from the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show.
The obvious place for a wander and the setting for one of Ketchikan's most colourful bits of history.
Quirky, memorable and definitely not your standard museum visit.
Fast, funny and far more entertaining than we expected. A very easy attraction to fit into a cruise stop.
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These guides all come from the same eight-day cruise, so you can follow our route port by port.