Patrick Pletnikoff, mayor of the City of St. Given the site’s historical significance “and its deep meaning to our people and our culture, it is critical to protect the site and ensure that this dark period in our history will never be forgotten,” Philemonoff said. Paul Island, in a statement said following the forced relocation, “our people were held in overcrowded bunk houses in an old, abandoned cannery a thousand miles from home without clean water, enough food, basic medical care and other necessities.” The bill signing was carried via video conference to communities outside Juneau, where the ceremony was held.Īmos Philemonoff, president of the Aleut Community of St. We’re still capable of this if we don’t remember what happened.” “We don’t want anyone to forget what happened here. “Across the country, we’ve seen sacred ground disrespected,” he said. He said it felt like a weight had been lifted off him, with the bill becoming law. In some cases, the pilings that held up the rails are now poking up through the rotten wooden hulls.Martin Stepetin Sr., whose grandparents were among those relocated, pushed for protections for the cemetery site, the Juneau Empire reported. This picture shows how the scows have rotted into and through the rails they once sat on. The red paint was probably a copper-based anti-fouling bottom paint (to prevent barnacles and other marine life from growing on the wood): Parallel rows of pilings leading from tideflats to the woods:Ĭloseup of a scow hull. Some of the collapsed top-rails that made up the storage tracks of the slipways, and one of the braided steel cables running back to the winch engine:Ī spool that would have held steel cable (also known as an Alaskan patio table!): At Funter they seem to have had multiple parallel tracks to the water, rather than side-tracks. The area has abundant protected anchorages, concentrations of fish and wildlife, and beach landing areas. James Bay, Boat harbor, and continues north up the valley which drains the area. Typically there would be one main ramp leading from the water up to the woods above high-tide, and then scows would be pulled sideways onto parallel tracks for storage. James State Marine Park is located approximately 35 miles northwest of Juneau and 45 miles south of Haines. Hotwire is here to help you plan a smooth sailing trip to Funter Bay State Marine Park while saving some major cash. Here is a diagram of the scow slipways from a cannery of similar vintage. Two more views of the slipways, you can see some of the remaining top rails on the right, now home to small gardens of saplings: The wooden boards surrounding the top would have increased their load capacity:Ĭourtesy of the Alaska State Library, William R Norton collection, P226-446Ĭourtesy of the Alaska State Library, William R Norton collection, P226-445 Map of Bettles Bay State Marine Park in Alaska, satellite detailed map, street view with approach roads and places to visit in Bettles Bay State Marine Park. Here are some more views of these scows in operation in 1908. The other scows had equally imaginative names, like the No 19, No 20, etc. The carved “H” seems to have slipped in between the P and F sometime after the official numbering, I’m not sure what it means. Harris Inc of Washington, home port Juneau. Built 1924 in Houghton, WA for freight service. The name of one of the scows, which were large enough to require official documentation as Merchant Vessels:įrom the 1965 Merchant Vessel Registry on the above scow:Ī.P.F. Funter Bay State Marine Park, Juneau: See reviews, articles, and photos of Funter Bay State Marine Park, ranked No.71 on Tripadvisor among 75 attractions in Juneau. Also note that the Scow Bay area features extensive tide flats, keep an eye on the tides if you plan to land a boat here, or you may find it high and dry! Again, please note that the adjacent former cannery site is mostly private property. This side of the bay lies within the Funter Bay State Marine Park. Scow Bay is one of the few parts of Funter Bay history that are publicly accessible.
I realized that I have a large number of photos from Scow Bay, so I’ve decided to follow up on one of my earliest Funter Bay History posts with more information on that location.
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