Unalaska, Alaska, located on the island of Amaknak, more commonly known to Alaskans as Dutch Harbor, or "Dutch". The town's name is actually Unalaska, located in a harbor called Dutch Harbor. Dutch Harbor is one of the busiest fishing ports in the world and the home of the TV Show The Deadliest Catch. It was a cool rainy day early giving way to a nice sunny afternoon. There are no tour buses in Dutch so Crystal employed the school buses to ferry us around town to the Museum of the Aleutians and the Aleutian World War II Visitor's Center. Both were quite interesting. There are no natural trees on the island but because of the wet weather the hills were quite green and lush, sprinkled with a few of the last wildflowers of the season, mostly fireweed. The fireweed has bloomed to the top of the stems which signals to we Alaskans that winter is just around the corner. We saw a few bald eagles, some harbor seals and a few humpback whales blowing in the distance as we departed for our next stop - Nome, Alaska.
The Grand Aleutian Hotel
World War II Visitor Center
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