Russian American Walking Tour in Sitka, Alaska

Russian America was the term for Russian colonial possessions in North America (namely Alaska) from the mid-1700s to 1867. Its capital, Novo-Arkhangelsk is now present day Sitka. Following the Aleutian chain of islands in pursuit of sea otter pelts, Russian ships landed on the shores of Sitka in 1799. The stops on this tour bring to light what we may not have learned in school about that brief but important time in Alaskan history.