Kake Historic Park or Site
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Historic Park or Site
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Arriving in Kake, you’ll see a large light-green warehouse built on pilings over the water. This is Kake’s historic salmon-packing cannery, which locals are working to restore as both a usable space for local businesses and an historic attraction for visitors.
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When Kake’s totem pole was raised on the bluff overlooking the city in 1971, it was celebrated as the tallest sanctioned totem pole in the world. It is now faded, and cracked at the top, but remains a symbol of Kake’s history and honors many traditions.