Alaska Commercial Company

Groceries including fresh produce, deli including hot foods, pizzas, and breakfast, ammunition, tackle, raingear and boots, some clothing, and coffee barista services.

Mallott’s Grocery Store

Groceries including a wide selection of fresh produce, frozen meat, and some bulk foods. Mallott’s also carries ammunition and a good selection of over-the-counter medications, plus coffee barista services and fresh donuts.

Yakutat Hardware

A wide selection of fishing tackle, raingear, boots, and bear spray (this is your best value for bear spray as it is extremely expensive to have it shipped in as a hazmat, as well as difficult to facilitate) plus more hardware than you would ever expect in this rural village. If you call the hardware store ahead to buy bear spray, it can be waiting for you when you check in at the lodge. 907-784-3203

 Icy Waves Surf Shop

Buy or rent surfing gear and purchase “The Far North Shore” logo clothing at the local Yakutat surf shop. www.icywaves.com 907-784-3226

 Situk River Fly Shop

Specializing in fly fishing gear and clothing, the fly shop also offers up-to-date fishing information as well as a small selection of gifts. www.situk.net 907-784-3087

 Jennie’s Gift Shop

Hand-made gifts by Jennie Wheeler and other local Alaska natives. 907-784-3338

 Fat Grandma’s Gifts and Bistro

Daily lunch specials and excellent barista services are available at this shop in Yakutat that is known as “the purple store.” Choose a book from the used book selection or find a gift to take home with you.

 Glass Door Bar

This local establishment is not only a bar, but also has a package store where you can buy beer, wine, and alcohol.

 Restaurants

There are two local restaurants where you can get breakfast, lunch, or dinner to take a break from cooking in your cabin.

Services

Yakutat Chamber of Commerce

 More info on the Yakutat member businesses. www.yakutat.com and www.yakutat.net

 Excellent source of information on the Yakutat area, complete with links.

Situk Leasing-Kip Fanning

 Get around with a van or other vehicle with a rental from Situk Leasing. 907-784-3316, situkleasing@gmail.com

Leo’s Vehicles-Leo Tejeda

Another car rental option. 907-784-3909

Fish Yakutat Charters-Gary Klushkan

 Gary is a local Alaskan Native and really knows the waters of Yakutat. Fish with him for halibut, kings, or silvers. Book a Hubbard Glacier tour and learn about the history and culture of the area. www.fishyakutat.com 907-784-3598

Ross Marine Charters-Tim Ross

 Tim is an experienced charter captain and will give you a great day of fishing for halibut, kings, or silvers. Tim also offers Hubbard Glacier and wildlife tours. 907-784-3598

Yakutat Charters-Scott Chadwick

 Scott’s boat, the Sea Wolf, is a larger boat complete with “head”. He will take you fishing for halibut, kings, or silvers and also offers Hubbard Glacier tours. www.yakutatcharters.com 907-784-3976

Sea Raven Charters-Geoff Widdows
 Geoff has lived year-round in Yakutat for many years. His fishing charters for halibut, kings, and silvers have the personal touch because of his knowledge of the area and attention to detail. www.ksfisheries.com 907-784-3261

Yakutat Charter Boat Company-Mark Sappington

 While the other charters require a 3 person minimum, Mark can put singles and couples together to create a charter for halibut, kings, or silvers. Mark also offers Hubbard Glacier tours. www.alaska-charter.com 907-784-3433

Bob Fraker-River guide

 Bob is very experienced with fishing the local rivers and will put you on the fish. He utilizes a jet boat and has help from his fish spotter, an energetic Jack Russell terrier. 907-784-3319

Frank Deveraux

 Fishing with Frank is a memorable experience, he fishes from a jet boat.

Alsek Air-Les & Debbie Hartley

 Charter flights out of Yakutat to area rivers and other destinations as well as flightseeing and value priced “mail plane” excursions are offered by Alsek Air. www.alsekair.com 907-784-3231

Yakutat Coastal Airlines

 For charters flights out of Yakutat. www.flyyca.com 907-784-3831

Weather  Historically, the best weather in Yakutat is in the time leading up to and just after the Summer Solstice in May and June. Yakutat’s climate can be characterized as relatively mild, often rainy weather – the region receives some of the heaviest precipitation in the state, averaging 150 inches, including 219 inches of snowfall. During the visitor season, normal clothing or fishing gear is appropriate to stay comfortable in the 50 to 60 degree weather.  Northern location causes significant daylight shifts between winter, spring, summer and fall. At the time of the solstice Yakutat has about 19 hours of daylight contrasting with the 6 hours of daylight on the shortest day of the year in December.

For more information about Yakutat, call the lodge at 877-925-3474 and order “The Place in Alaska Called Yakutat” on DVD for $13 & plus $5 shipping/handling. Thank you to Ted Heikell, writer, producer, and moderator of the DVD for information about Yakutat.