Inns & Lodges - Southeast Alaska

Black Bear Inn (see our slide show)
Ketchikan Alaska's Finest Waterfront Vacation Rental and Bed and Breakfast. All rooms overlook the water, have elegant furnishings, private baths, fireplaces, decks and wirless Internet. There is a covered Spa and BBQ on the waters edge.

The Historic Skagway Inn
At the historic Skagway Inn, you will enjoy snowy white sheets, cozy rooms, delicious meals and great hospitality. Turn-of-the-century ambiance helps you soak in the history, atmosphere and magic of the Klondike Gold Rush.

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ECONOMY

Concerted economic growth in Alaska began only during World War II, when the federal government established several important military bases in the territory. The state now is the major employer in Alaska, and the state's income is based on taxes and royalties from petroleum production. The state suffered from the drop in world oil prices during the mid- and later 1980s (it was estimated that the state lost $150 million in income for every $1 drop in the price of a barrel of crude oil). Alaska continues nonetheless to produce a very significant percentage of U.S. oil, and the oil industry is crucial to the state's economy. Providing much less income than oil but also important are such traditional industries as lumbering, fishing, and tourism.