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| ALASKA - Page 4 - Ketchikan |
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| The bow of our ship dwarfs the main street of rainy Ketchikan, AK. But it was good weather for "ducks" - see below. |
| The Amphibious Duck Tour was popular in Ketchikan. This tour (unlike the seaplane tours) was unaffected by rain. |
| Ketchikan, AK, a friendly - but rainy - town |
| They started out using old Army Ducks, but with the popularity of these tours, they needed more, cheaper-to-operate vehicles. So they found a company in Michigan to build these facimilies based on 3500 GM van chassis. They were then driven to Seattle and loaded onto a ferry bound for Ketchikan. Top speed on land 60 mph; in the water 6 mph. |
| Ketchikan Amphibous Duck loading passengers at the cruise dock |