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Some fun facts:
- The economy of Juneau is based on state, local and federal government, tourism, mining, and fishing. During an average summer, over 800,000 visitors experience Juneau’s spectacular natural beauty.
- The world’s largest concentration of brown bear lives on Admiralty Island, located just 10 minutes from Juneau, with 2.34 bears per square mile.
- Juneau’s main road system is only 45 miles from end to end, but has 130 miles of hiking trails.
- Juneau’s backyard is a 1,500 square mile glacial icefield bordering Canada.
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Beautiful Hiking Trail just 6 Short Blocks from the Silverbow Inn |
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- Juneau has 114 species of birds, all five species of salmon, brown and black bears and several species of whales.
- Of Juneau’s entire 3,248 square mile size, there is 928 square miles of ice cap, 704 square miles of water and only 264 square miles of urban development with another 1,352 square miles of wilderness rainforest.
- Only 30,500 people reside in Juneau, but southeast Alaska is home to over 20,000 bald eagles.
- The Juneau Douglas Bridge, the only access to Douglas Island, was replaced in 1981.
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Helicopter Flightseeing
(Image Courtesy of Juneau CVB) |
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Mt. Roberts Tramway
(Image Courtesy of Juneau CVB)
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Skiing at Eaglecrest
(Image Courtesy of Juneau CVB) |
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