The stories of Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK
15 narrated audio stories from across Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Hyder at the End of the Road
A border boomtown built to serve distant mines.
Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House and Totems Historic District
How Kasaan’s Whale House Became a Landmark
A clan house rebuilt into one of Southeast Alaska’s defining heritage sites.
Metlakatla Indian Community
How Metlakatla Found Its Public Voice
A community crossed the water and built a town that sang together.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
A Town on the Wrong Side of the Road
How Hyder became American, but stayed tied to its Canadian neighbor.
Hyder
At the End of the Road, a Boomtown
How Hyder became the border town that fed a mining rush.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Where the Border Bends but Life Keeps Going
A border town shaped less by a line than by daily necessity.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
William Duncan’s Metlakatla Soundscape
A founder’s musical vision, and the cultural cost that came with it.
Hydaburg Totem Park
Saving the Poles at Hydaburg
How a Haida community and New Deal support gathered endangered poles into one place.
Old Kasaan
Where the Shoreline Became a Front Porch
A Haida village arranged to face the water and its watchers.
Old Kasaan
When a Village Moved and the Ground Remembered
How Old Kasaan became a preserved Haida village landscape.
Old Kasaan
When a Village Moved, the Landscape Stayed
How Old Kasaan became a rare preserved Haida village landscape.
Metlakatla
How Metlakatla Learned to Sing Together
A community crossed borders and built a shared public sound.
Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House and Totems Historic District
Kasaan’s Whale House, Remembered in Wood
How a Haida clan house became a reconstructed landmark in Kasaan.
Old Kasaan
Where the Shoreline Became a House Front
In Old Kasaan, beach, houses, and carved poles formed one public face.
Hydaburg Totem Park
When the Poles Came In From the Rain
A rescue story of Haida poles, preservation, and changed meanings in Hydaburg.
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