Icy Point Hoonah . The Tlingit people settled around Hoonah approximately two thousand years ago when they were forced to abandon their original village because of advancing glaciers. Translated, it means, “Where the north wind doesn’t blow”. The Tlingit – always respectful of their environment — lived a subsistence life, surviving off the bountiful waters and lush forest. Many also became very accomplished as weavers, carvers and artists — developing the unique stylized designs you see throughout Tlingit communities today.
Fur traders arrived on Hoonah shores in the 1880’s. Schools, churches, and stores were soon to follow. In 1912, the Hoonah Packing Company built the first cannery in the area. Ownership traded hands several times before the Icy Strait Salmon Company purchased the property in 1932. When a fire destroyed the town on June 14, 1944, many residents made the cannery their home while the city was rebuilt. In the mid 1990’s the Huna Totem Corporation bought the cannery and created what you see today. Currently 85% of the staff at ISP are local Tlingit from Hoonah. Icy Strait Point was originally built as a Salmon Cannery and has been an important part of the community for many years serving many functions. Below is a time-line explaining some of the many incarnations of these historic buildings.
1912: Hoonah Packing Company Opens.
1914: Hoonah Packing Company cans an amazing 2,367,072 cans of Salmon.
1944: The City of Hoonah burned on June 14th. Many of Hoonah’s residents made the Icy Strait Salmon Cannery their home until Hoonah was rebuilt.
1953: Last year that Icy Strait Salmon Company operated as a full fledged canning operation.
1996: Cannery was purchased by the current owners Huna Totem Corporation.
1999: This was the last year the cannery served as a maintenance and support facility for the seine boat fishing fleet.
2001: July 8th Ground-breaking ceremony for Icy Strait Point, America’s only private cruise ship destination.
2004: May 23rd Celebrity Mercury makes the inaugural call at Icy Strait Point!
2007: May 14th ZipRider! The world’s largest zipline opens.
2011: 73 Ships are scheduled to visit Hoonah (Icy Strait Point).
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