Tenakee Springs
This little town on Chichagof Island has no streets and no cars. ATVs and hand-pulled wagons shuttle supplies to and from boats and state ferry. At the center of town, a bathhouse doubles as a social center. Alaska artist Rie Muñoz spends much time here and the town has inspired many of her humorous watercolor paintings.
The bathhouse has separate hours for men and women. Bathers use the plastic bleach bottles to splash water for scrubbing (waste water drains to the left) and then they enjoy a pleasant soak in the naturally heated hot tub.
Amiable dogs rule the pathways in Tenakee Springs.
(left) In the center of town, Snyder Mercantile has been serving customers for over a hundred years.
(below) Interior of Snyder Mercantile.
At one side of Snyder Mercantile, a bicycle awaits its rider. A parking meter dares visitors to stuff change in it.
The town is home to a few meat eaters.
(left) Excitement in Tenakee Springs.
(right) A dog vigilantly guards the post office.
The harbormaster's office might not be up to building code standards in larger metropolitan areas.
A deteriorating sled awaits its long-gone owner.
