When the son of Chief Shakes mysteriously drowned in 1911, his family constructed a monument with an unforgettable epitaph.

Wrangell Memorial Cemetery was intended to be Wrangell’s final resting place, but it became a place that brought Wrangell to life.

The so-called “City Park Cemetery” is a small collection of headstones inside the south end of the park. Very little is written about this cemetery or how it began.

When Bill Taylor was a young boy, he accompanied his father on board the steamship Hattie Gage as it towed the Star of Bengal to sea. Thanks to advances in AI audio restoration, for the first time ever, you can now hear the story in his own words.

In the thick underbrush by Petroglyph Beach sits a cemetery known for an influential and historic Wrangell family, the Choquettes.

The grave of Kaawishté, the 5th Shakes of the Naan.yaa.áyi clan, is an important Wrangell landmark.

It just sits there. It doesn’t seem to be doing anything. And yet, it protects the beating heart of Wrangell. This is the story of the Etolin Harbor Breakwater.

Before the north end of Wrangell Island was an airport, it was a bay with a long history, including serving as home to an Alaska Packers Association cannery.