America's Great Outdoors
On an island amid towering spruce and hemlock, Sitka National Historical Park preserves the site of a watershed battle between invading Russian traders and indigenous Kiks.ádi Tlingit; park visitors are awed by Tlingit and Haida totem poles standing along the park’s scenic coastal trail; and the restored Russian Bishop’s House speaks of Russia’s little known colonial legacy in North America.Three cheers to Sitka NP annual photo contest first place winner Ernest Manewal and his photo titled “Sitka National Historic Park and Tide Pools at Sunset.” A great photo if you ask us!

On an island amid towering spruce and hemlock, Sitka National Historical Park preserves the site of a watershed battle between invading Russian traders and indigenous Kiks.ádi Tlingit; park visitors are awed by Tlingit and Haida totem poles standing along the park’s scenic coastal trail; and the restored Russian Bishop’s House speaks of Russia’s little known colonial legacy in North America.

Three cheers to Sitka NP annual photo contest first place winner Ernest Manewal and his photo titled “Sitka National Historic Park and Tide Pools at Sunset.” A great photo if you ask us!