Icy Strait Point
Icy Strait
Point is a fairly new cruise ship destination, allowing only one
cruise ship to anchor in its bay each day, and a port that is
certainly worth a visit. It is the "real" Alaska - only 850
population, mostly all Tlingit. The area is beautiful with
whale and Bald eagle watching, and fantastic scenery everywhere.
The Office Bar
(907) 945-3215
From Port: About a
quarter mile walk toward the town of Hoonah or have the
town's shuttle bus drop you.
A Web site visitor reports
that it is now a 2.1 mile walk to The Office Bar due to
the construction of a new dock area. Thanks to
Brian of San Antonio.
Must Try: Cold,
cracked crab.
Review: A favorite
place is The Office Bar, tucked next to the Hoonah
Trading Co. grocery, a quarter-mile from the ferry
terminal in the Chichagof Island village of Hoonah.
They serve fish and chips,
and hamburgers and fries, but their specialty is their
very fresh Dungeness crab. They boil the crab in a big
pot as you enter the very casual restaurant. All food
is served on paper plates as you sit at wooden tables
overlooking the bay. Mostly locals eat here, and
everyone knows each other. The food and service
are
excellent.
Owner Jim Erickson's motto
is "Good Times and Friends" and his place certainly
reflects this. $$
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