An example of the unique colors used in the Hydaburg totems
One of the more recent totems carved by master carver Stanley Marsden to honor the Haida elders
Here are the totems at the park in Hydaburg
An old Haida canoe was tied to the docks at Hydaburg and was in far better shape than any of the fish boatWhat a treat, sunshine and blue skies in Craig, the first we have seen for some time. We are on our way south to Hydaburg, a Haida settlement on Prince of Wales Island. We called the Hydaburg harbor master upon arrival over our boat radio and were advised by a listening sailboat in Craig that you just drive in and park wherever you can find a spot. We parked between a couple of really decrepit fishing boats on the docks and felt a bit out of place actually. Just at that time a Haida native came up to us on the docks, was really friendly and told us to stay as long as we wanted.
We had read that Hydaburg had a really impressive collection of totem poles so we set off in the rain to find them. A young native resident told us where to find the poles and we were amazed at the sight of around 25 huge totems arranged in a sort of park right next to the village school. The totems were in really good shape and featured some interesting colors such as a flesh tone that we had not seen used on totems before.
We carried on further and found an old abandoned cannery which at one point in time had been the village's lifeblood. The village was generally in good repair except for the cannery and the actual fish boats so it was a bit of a mystery to us how the residents made a living.
Finally we picked up a used DVD and a few sundries at the village store and adjourned to the boat for dinner and a flick.
We had read that Hydaburg had a really impressive collection of totem poles so we set off in the rain to find them. A young native resident told us where to find the poles and we were amazed at the sight of around 25 huge totems arranged in a sort of park right next to the village school. The totems were in really good shape and featured some interesting colors such as a flesh tone that we had not seen used on totems before.
We carried on further and found an old abandoned cannery which at one point in time had been the village's lifeblood. The village was generally in good repair except for the cannery and the actual fish boats so it was a bit of a mystery to us how the residents made a living.
Finally we picked up a used DVD and a few sundries at the village store and adjourned to the boat for dinner and a flick.
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