I'm from Ketchikan. You can't express much ofva community from only living here for 2 months. Ketchikan is an Island. So be prepared to be secluded. Be prepared for not having many options for shopping experience that you'd get being in a city. The cost of rent isn't that bad. If it's higher than what use to be great, is because they're summer rentals. Locals are pretty nice. Not many homelessness. They don't bother anyone. I'm from the Tlingit and Haida tribes. We have great cultural history and fascinating Ketchikan history. Summer is so much fun. Great activities to do outside ! Great restaurants, great places to get tasty treats! We have bike trails and many walking trails in the forest. Want to be adventurous visiting Alaska, take the Alaska Marine Highway out of Bellingham Washington. You can bring your car or bike it to the ferry if you're that fit. Sometimes people do. They cart a big bag with them.
Ty for the video. Ketchikan has always caught my eye. Im from the south myself and used to joke about moving there a long time ago. Then life brought me to WA for a bit and moving there seemed more realistic. I dont need to now but a part of me wants to.
You say you have lived there for two months, how much do you pay for rent? Is it possible for someone to find a place to rent around 7 or 8 hundred a month? How about cheaper? How about people on ssi that only get a little over 900 a month. Where do they live? Is there low income housing up there?
@gavyngurdine5595 really? That would be great. Saves time on hunting them down. Best snack is a half bear half elk sausage. Does a person need to pay extra for the whole spooky experience or does that come with just moving to the area? 😁👍
she provided some not so good information. first. she is framing this as an "if your thinking of moving to Alaska what im about to say is important" shes presenting on Ketchikan though, which is not at all like most of Alaska or even the rest of the panhandle. at one point she patted herself on the back for not getting scared after having seen some wolfs....of which there aren't any, not in KTN or all of Revillagagedo island for that matter. once at the safeway i got out of my car and there was a Pug in the passenger seet of the car parked next to me, maybe that's what she saw. yes there are bears, black bears.... tie down the trash. ive never heard of an attack in KTN.. ever. she said the amount of rain in alaska surprised her.... the rest of alaska gets significantly less rain than Ketchikan (save for gustavus and whittier) at around 170inches/annually. by comparison seattle, famous for its rainy weather, gets about 39inches. odd choice to discuss the "native american" history of the area (don't use that term its "Alaska Native" mostly tlingit and haida) without mentioning Saxmon or Metlakatla
I can’t wait to get there :) have fun and soak it in !
This was very nice and helpful. I'm planning to move here on my own with just a backpack soon, and loved this. Also from the south!
What about living in Ketchikan? Housing, jobs, a picture of the town?
I'm from Ketchikan. You can't express much ofva community from only living here for 2 months.
Ketchikan is an Island. So be prepared to be secluded. Be prepared for not having many options for shopping experience that you'd get being in a city. The cost of rent isn't that bad. If it's higher than what use to be great, is because they're summer rentals.
Locals are pretty nice. Not many homelessness. They don't bother anyone.
I'm from the Tlingit and Haida tribes. We have great cultural history and fascinating Ketchikan history.
Summer is so much fun. Great activities to do outside ! Great restaurants, great places to get tasty treats! We have bike trails and many walking trails in the forest. Want to be adventurous visiting Alaska, take the Alaska Marine Highway out of Bellingham Washington. You can bring your car or bike it to the ferry if you're that fit. Sometimes people do. They cart a big bag with them.
Can't even hear your video 😮
Ty for the video. Ketchikan has always caught my eye. Im from the south myself and used to joke about moving there a long time ago. Then life brought me to WA for a bit and moving there seemed more realistic. I dont need to now but a part of me wants to.
Are you still living there?
You say you have lived there for two months, how much do you pay for rent? Is it possible for someone to find a place to rent around 7 or 8 hundred a month? How about cheaper? How about people on ssi that only get a little over 900 a month. Where do they live? Is there low income housing up there?
@gavyngurdine5595 really? That would be great. Saves time on hunting them down. Best snack is a half bear half elk sausage. Does a person need to pay extra for the whole spooky experience or does that come with just moving to the area? 😁👍
Great video tho. Just hard to hear. Ty😊
How does local move around the islands in Ketchikan, specially between the islands? Are there water taxis to hire?
You had no idea that it rains in Ketchikan? Absolutely clueless. Unbelievable.
Why is TH-cam recommending this to me?
Right lol
Girl, you seem to be a bit naive, to put it nicely. Most of those things you definitely should’ve known what you were getting into.
she provided some not so good information. first. she is framing this as an "if your thinking of moving to Alaska what im about to say is important" shes presenting on Ketchikan though, which is not at all like most of Alaska or even the rest of the panhandle. at one point she patted herself on the back for not getting scared after having seen some wolfs....of which there aren't any, not in KTN or all of Revillagagedo island for that matter. once at the safeway i got out of my car and there was a Pug in the passenger seet of the car parked next to me, maybe that's what she saw. yes there are bears, black bears.... tie down the trash. ive never heard of an attack in KTN.. ever. she said the amount of rain in alaska surprised her.... the rest of alaska gets significantly less rain than Ketchikan (save for gustavus and whittier) at around 170inches/annually. by comparison seattle, famous for its rainy weather, gets about 39inches. odd choice to discuss the "native american" history of the area (don't use that term its "Alaska Native" mostly tlingit and haida) without mentioning Saxmon or Metlakatla