This
is a video showing much of downtown Sitka,
with banjo accompaniment. There are
many similar tourist videos. Additionally,
Sitka's 8,835 residents (2000 census) are
quite happy (see
demographics).
Typically, half of the students in a Sitka
High graduating class have lived in Sitka
since kindergarten. Sitka is a nice
place to live and to recreate. As the
saying goes, "Sitka has it all." Residents
can watch puffins, bald eagles, and humpback
whales in their natural habitat, to say
nothing of the local fishing (following
videos).
This
video is about trolling for salmon in Sitka
waters.
The salmon cleaning tips at the end of this
video are for the sport fisher as well.
Toward the end of this video of the more
raucous but only once a year Sitka
herring sac roe fishery, "The Biggest Catch," Long
Island is in the background.