Southeast port wins award.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy
• Position: APPLAUSE - Icy Strait Point gets award from Travel Industry Association and National Geographic Traveler magazine - Brief article

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Icy Strait Point, a private cruise ship port I in Hoonah 50 miles west of Juneau, was chosen winner of the Travel to a Better World award by the Travel Industry Association and National Geographic Traveler magazine. The award honors an organization's work to sustain an indigenous culture or community. Owned by Huna Totem Corp., the Alaska Native village corporation for Hoonah, Icy Strait Point once operated as a salmon cannery until the 1950s and its 1912-era buildings and salmon-packing equipment have been restored. The award recognizes Icy Strait Point's support of the nearby Tlingit village of Hoonah, whose residents have been hired to help provide cultural and nature-inspired...