Pelican
Population: 86
Outstation Phone: 907-735-2244
Alaska Seaplanes provides service up to 3 times daily in summer and 1 time daily in winter. Charter service, weather permitting, is also available.
Located on Northwestern Chichagof Island is the city of Pelican. Pelican is home to several breathtaking views, such as the 22-mile-long fjord it rests on, the mountains bordering the inlet, and its boardwalk community.
Closest to the Fish
The town of Pelican is nestled deep in Lisianski Inlet, a narrow fjord carved by glaciers between the towering snow-capped mountains of Yakobi and Chichagof Islands. Built to be a fishing town, Pelican has plenty of fishing opportunities where visitors may catch King Salmon or Halibut. The route by float plane to Pelican is one of the most scenic in Southeast Alaska, passing over sheltered coves, alongside alpine slopes and finally descending into the Inlet with its rafts of otters and the occasional orca pod.