Kake Tribal Tourism provides a genuine local perspective of our town and culture for tours of up to 500 guests. The Tour can start on-board with a formal introduction from the guides, then the guest can walk or shuttle bus to the three sites of interest in town. The sites include Memorial Totems carved by Kaach.adi Mike Jackson located by our corporation building, the community hall with local native vendors and an indigenous demonstrator and the world’s tallest single tree totem pole.
Game fishing in Kake
The waters surrounding Kake are rich with halibut and salmon making it a world-class destination for anglers as well as a prime spot for whale watching. More than 120 miles of logging roads head inland from the village and can be explored by mountain bike, ATV’s or on foot to access more of Kupreonof Island. Trail access from the roadway includes Big John Bay Trail, Goose Lake Trail and Cathedral Falls Trail. Bear viewing is possible along Silver Spike Road Bridge and at Gunnuck Creek Hatchery, where a large number of chum salmon return e
Kake Dog Salmon Festival
The Kake Dog Salmon Festival is one of many festivals that happen throughout the summer season but we are proud to say that it is the only Native Festival in Southeast Alaska . It is a fun filled event that features various native races with cash prizes, competitions, picnic food, dancing and music. The main attraction of the day is an exciting canoe race called “The Challenge of Chums”
Since the fisheries opened in 1993 the Kake Dog Salmon festival was created to celebrate the salmon catch and achievement of production goals. The event was formalized with the “First Annual Kake Dog Salmon Festival” on the last Saturday of July 1995. The Alaska Marine highway brought visitors for the day to the village of Kake to share our beautiful community with friedns and family, they were greeted by the Keex Kwaan dancers. The 25th annual Dog Salmon festival and was held on July 27th 2019. With our community faced with a challenging economic phase, like the rest of Southeast Alaska, we feel that it is important to continue the Dog Salmon Festival tradition as it brings the community together.
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