Hoonah in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Kéet Plaza

(Keet from the Tlingit language, meaning Orca)

Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 12, 2025

1. Kéet Plaza Marker

Inscription.
Keet stands as a reminder of legendary moments In Icy Strait Point's history. Breaching forward over Brown Bear Bay, He welcome fishermen home and world travelers to Hoonah, Alaska Keet is a sentinel of tomorrow's bright future. A gift to Huna Totem Corporation's Alaska Native shareholder by
Frank Del Rio

About the sculptor Acclaimed artist and conservationist, Wyland, created this life-size bronze sculpture to bring awareness to threatened and endangered species. This is number 2 of 100 monumental public art sculptures around the world. "My hope is Orce Pods passing nearby see them depicted life size. What will they think?"

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 58° 7.834′ N, 135° 27.967′ W. Marker is in Hoonah in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska. It can be reached from Cannery Road 2 miles north of Second Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker stands close to Icy Point Zip Line. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

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108 Cannery Rd, Hoonah AK 99829, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Alaska,

in Tlingit and Haida & Tsimshian Region.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to the Hoonah Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away).

Keet Plaza Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 12, 2025

2. Keet Plaza Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.