Kake is a Tlingit village with a fishing, logging and subsistence lifestyle. Traditional customs are important to the Kake people. The world's tallest totem pole is also located in the village of Kake, the totem pole was commissioned by Kake and carved by Chilkats in 1967 for Alaska's Centennial. The 132 foot totem pole now stands on a bluff overlooking the village of Kake.
Kake can be reached by air and sea. There are scheduled float plane and air taxi flights from Juneau, Sitka and Petersburg. The Alaska Marine Highway also travels through the village of Kake. The Alaska Marine Highway is the State of Alaska Ferry system, which travels through out Southeast Alaska, Prince Rupert and the State of Washington.
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