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Swan Lake (Tlingit: X̱'wáat' Héen Áakʼu), [3] is a small lake located in the center of the town of Sitka, Alaska. It is a man-made lake, created during the Russian occupation of Alaska as an income source during the winter. Russians would export ice to southern communities in the Pacific Northwest.
Nikola Bezmalinović, known as Nick Bez (25 August 1895–1 February 1969), was the founder of fishing, canning, and shipping companies in Juneau, Alaska.He operated the largest fishing ship at the time, the 423 ft. Pacific Explorer.
Sitka (Tlingit: Sheetʼká; Russian: Ситка) is a unified city-borough in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Alaska.It was under Russian rule from 1799 to 1867. The city is situated on the west side of Baranof Island and the south half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle).
Location: Baranof Island, Sitka City and Borough, Alaska: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Primary inflows: Blue Lake Valley Creek: Primary outflows: Sawmill Creek: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 3 mi (4.83 km) [1]: Surface area: 1,225 acres (5 km 2): Max. depth: 468 ft (143 m): Surface elevation: 436 ft (133 m) [1]: References: [1] [2]: Blue Lake (Tlingit: Gajook Héen Yik ...
The road from the Lutak Inlet to the outlet of the lake was extended and improved over a period from 1953 to 1956 by the Alaska Road Commission; the intended purpose was to have access to the recreation area, for quality fishing and access to small boats to the river shores for extracting timber from the area for commercial purposes. [16]
Redoubt Lake, or Kunaa Shak Áayi, [2] is a long, narrow lake on Baranof Island, near Sitka, Alaska. It is located in a glacially-carved valley in Tongass National Forest. It was named Ozero Glubokoye, meaning "deep lake", in 1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasilyev. [3] Redoubt Lake is one of the largest meromictic lakes in North America ...