 Naukati Alaska
Community Information
Naukati Bay is located on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island
in Southeast Alaska. Access is by Forest Service Road 2060, boat,
or float plane.
Named "Naukatee Bay" in 1904 by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic
Survey, who recorded it as the local Indian name. It was a logging
camp at one time, but later was settled as a Department of Natural
Resources land disposal site.
Today, Naukati residents are non-Native logging families and homesteaders.
Sale of alcohol is restricted to the local package store. Sawmills
and related logging and lumber services are primary income sources.
Employment is seasonal. The Naukati logging camp is a log transfer
site for several smaller camps on the Island. With the addition
of tourism, the mainstays of that economy remain fishing, mining
and logging.
Skunk Cabbage Festival:
Held each year on July 4th, the largest skunk cabbage leaf wins
a cash prize. Include a parade, potluck picnic, fireworks & dancing
at the Community Beachside Park.
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