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Sitka Maritime Heritage Society Shop

Pickup Available Most Saturday Mornings from 9am -12pm at the Japonski Island Boathouse

Sitka Alaska - A Short History (by Rebecca Poulson & Cora Dow)

$16.00

An up-to-date, solidly researched and comprehensive brief history of Sitka from the past 250 years, with 19 historical photographs and images. Starts with Tlingit Alaska, current research on the maritime fur trade, the Russian American Company and the decade of Army rule 1867-1877. Covers the fishing industry, World War II in Sitka, the pulp mill, tourism and population to the present. Book is 5 ½ by 8 inches, 56 pages including end notes.

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Oil Skin Hat

$25.00

Look like a local. These are waxed cotton (waterproof!) ball caps, which are very popular in Sitka, Alaska, with our 8 feet or so of rain a year!

Very high quality caps, fully adjustable with a strap in the back. They have a gorgeous embroidered Sitka Maritime Heritage Society logo featuring the Shore Boat Arrowhead.

The Shore Boats were the iconic ferries that once connected the Japonski Island community of Mt. Edgecumbe with the town of Sitka, Alaska. A former US Navy tender, the Arrowhead had her superstructure built by boat building students of Mt. Edgecumbe High School. (Deep Tan, Black, Dark Brown)

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SMHS Cap

$0.00 - $20.00

Our most popular piece of gear. Awesome colors from hot pink to a subtle tan, this cotton cap has an adjustable band in the back.

This "unstructured" cap has a gorgeous embroidered Sitka Maritime Heritage Society logo featuring the Shore Boat Arrowhead.

The Shore Boats were the iconic ferries that once connected the Japonski Island community of Mt. Edgecumbe with the town of Sitka, Alaska. A former US Navy tender, the Arrowhead had her superstructure built by boat building students of Mt. Edgecumbe High School under master boatbuilder Bob Modress in the 1950s.

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NEW ITEM! Premium Trucker Hat

$24.00

This is a "structured" cap that comes with a comfort sweatband, a slight pre-curved visor, a solid back, and an adjustable plastic snap closure.


This cap also has a gorgeous embroidered Sitka Maritime Heritage Society logo featuring the Shore Boat Arrowhead.


The Shore Boats were the iconic ferries that once connected the Japonski Island community of Mt. Edgecumbe with the town of Sitka, Alaska. A former US Navy tender, the Arrowhead had her superstructure built by boat building students of Mt. Edgecumbe High School under master boatbuilder Bob Modrell in the 1950s.

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Knit Cap

$20.00

This classic ribbed acrylic knit watch cap has a gorgeous embroidered Sitka Maritime Heritage Society logo featuring the Shore Boat Arrowhead.

The Shore Boats were the iconic ferries that once connected the Japonski Island community of Mt. Edgecumbe with the town of Sitka, Alaska. A former US Navy tender, the Arrowhead had her superstructure built by boat building students of Mt. Edgecumbe High School under master boat builder Robert Modrell.

A classic! (Black, Charcoal, Light Grey)

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Cuffed Beanie Knit Cap

$20.00

This classic ribbed acrylic knit watch cap has a gorgeous embroidered Sitka Maritime Heritage Society logo featuring the Shore Boat Arrowhead.

The Shore Boats were the iconic ferries that once connected the Japonski Island community of Mt. Edgecumbe with the town of Sitka, Alaska. A former US Navy tender, the Arrowhead had her superstructure built by boat building students of Mt. Edgecumbe High School under master boat builder Robert Modrell.

A classic! (Black, Charcoal, Light Grey)

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Donations & Memberships

Student / Senior (Membership)

$15.00
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Crew Member (Membership)

$30.00
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Entire Crew (Family)

$40.00
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Mate (Membership)

$50.00
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Navigator (Membership)

$100.00
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Captain (Membership)

$250.00
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Pilot (Membership)

$500.00
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Old Salt (Membership)

$1,000.00
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Phone: (907) 623-8054

Email:  [email protected]

Mail: PO Box 2153
           Sitka, Alaska 99835
                           
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