Today we had so much fun with our activities: hiking in muskegs and to viewpoints, biking through town, touring the marina via Zodiac boat, and learning about ethnobotany from our local Tlingit guides. In addition to all that, we also received an invitation to a very special event for our evening in Petersburg! Totem pole carver Fred Fulmer Sr. invited the guests of National Geographic Quest to attend his totem pole unveiling at Sandy Beach Park.
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 05 Jul 2024
Petersburg, Alaska, 7/5/2024, National Geographic Quest
- Aboard the National Geographic Quest
- Alaska
Kerri McAllister, Naturalist
Kerri is a passionate lifelong learner and educator who embraces the world as her classroom. She has worked extensively in international and environmental education around the globe. She is currently a professor at Unity Environmental University in M...
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