Cannon Beach

While looking for the Lost River near Yakutat, we took a wrong turn and ended up at a beautiful beach. There are some cannons along the beach, and we found a tank back in the woods a bit.



Bob Adams, with the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, gave the following history:

"It is called cannon beach. There are four cannons with a tank and barge on that beach. Back in World War II the U.S. Army was stationed in Yakutat. There were about ten to fifteen thousand men here. They built the road along our beaches and our airport, and that is why we get a major airlines, like Alaska Airlines, in our small community on a daily basis."