In Which Miss Hoppington Goes to Where the Flatfish Gather

Good morning!

Hello friends!

After the long trip to get to Alaska, I woke up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed! (I can't help being bushy-tailed, I'm a rabbit). We landed in Juneau a few hours later.

There are lots of interesting things about Juneau. It is the state capital of Alaska. Also, there are no roads into Juneau. You can drive there but you have to drive onto a boat which then takes you to Juneau. Or you can fly in but not with your car.

Juneau is almost as big in size as the states Rhode Island and Delaware combined (imagine a city bigger than a state, much less two!) but it only as about 32,000 people in it. That's a lot of room for those people.

The eastern edge of Juneau Borough actually shares a border with British Columbia, Canada. That makes Juneau the only state capital to border another country.

Juneau has another name, too. The Tlinget people, who lived in the area since before Juneau was a city, call it Dzankik'i Heeni, which means "where the flatfish gather." Sometimes, it's translated "base of the flounder river."

Heavens, there are just so many interesting things about Juneau that I've run out of space to write about my day in Juneau. I did some really fun things. I'll tell you about them next time.

Cheers!

Hedda

Downtown Juneau, with Mt. Juneau in the background and Mt Roberts in the foreground