As we approach Sitka, or New Arcangel ... the capital of Russian America, we have our most beautiful day ever....
The night before, one of our naturalists, Jeremy, read us a poem by Robert Service, and presented a a photo review put together by our crew.
As we left the ship the crew wished us a fond farewell including, our captain, Marcie
The city of Sitka has a very interesting history...
- It was settled more than 10,000 years by the Tlingit native people
- In the early 19th century, the Russians, claimed it and established their capital of Russian America
- In 1867, the US government bought the area from the Russian
See this
link for more detail ...
A took some photos of the neglected Russian cemetery ...
And some photos of the city itself, including a photo of bakery window, my russian paternal grandmother was named Tillie...
A wonderful cruise.....I would recommend it to all......
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