With a rugged group of expert lumberjacks, some razor sharp equipment, and a mix of corny jokes, Ketchikan's home-town boys put on a popular hour long exhibition of logging events. The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show features a page right out of Alaskan history with old fashion axe swinging and lumbering skills. These professional ironjacks, gathered from around the nation, show off power, speed, strength and expertise when it comes to making wood chips and sawdust.
   Numerous events have the world’s best athletes compete in axe throwing, chopping, climbing, sawing, and log rolling for the supreme title of Bull of the Woods. Timberjacks display their skills in events where you’ll see razor sharp speed axes cut through a log in seconds, or deft footed jacks pitted together on a rolling log, trying to throw their opponent off while maintaining balance on a floating log.
   Set at the southernmost entrance to Alaska’s famed Inside Passage, Ketchikan is all about streams rich in salmon, Alaska Native culture, historic Creek Street and the area's incredible scenery. Aside from its hearty lumberjack crews, Ketchikan is proud of its fishing culture. Known as “The Salmon Capital of the World," you couldn't leave without sampling some of the best seafood on the planet. Nearby the Tongass Rainforest, Misty Fjords National Monument, waterfalls and native wildlife, Historic Ketchikan calls to it visitors to stop and explore this part of the Last Frontier.

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