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25-513: The Aurora is the younger sister ship to the V LeConte and both serve or have served as feeder vessels that pick up passengers in small communities such as Pelican and Hoonah and take them to larger regional communities (this process is colloquially known as the "milk run"). However, unlike the LeConte , the Aurora was moved out of Southeast Alaska into Prince William Sound area in 2005 to take

50-409: A family was $ 31,429. Males had a median income of $ 21,250 versus $ 30,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 11,357. About 27.0% of families and 27.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 39.1% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over. Angoon is a second-class city, and uses a Mayor-Council form of government. Fishing and fish processing are

75-600: A highly controversial and political change, however, the LeConte was turned into a day boat operated exclusively out of Juneau. This change cut service to the community of Pelican and to the hub of Sitka — home of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Center, a hospital that solely serves the Native Alaskan community, the primary demographic of the Leconte' s ports of call. In the summer of 2005,

100-509: A hot-food cafeteria, movie and forward observation lounges, and solarium. There are no cabins on the Aurora both because of its small size and the lack of demand due to its feeder route running times. The Aurora and the MV LeConte are the only AMHS vessels able to serve the communities of Angoon , Kake , Pelican , Tenakee Springs and Hoonah . This quality is due because of these vessels' small sizes thus making them both vital assets for

125-681: A less-rainy climate than most of southeastern Alaska and was valued by the Tlingit for that reason. During the Russian period in Alaska , from the 18th century to the mid-19th century, maritime fur trading was a major economic activity in the area. In 1878, after the 1867 Alaska Purchase , the North West Trading Company established a trading post and whaling station on nearby Killisnoo Island and employed Angoon villagers to hunt whales. Whaling ,

150-541: A school, and a Russian Orthodox church attracted many Tlingits to neighboring Killisnoo . In October 1882, the village was destroyed in the Angoon Bombardment by US Naval forces under the command Commander Edgar C. Merriman and the USRC Thomas Corwin under the command of Michael A. Healy . The Tlingit villagers had taken white hostages and property and demanded two hundred blankets in compensation from

175-685: A short time, the North West Trading Company switched to herring processing. During this time, many Tlingits moved to Killisnoo for employment at the fish plant. In 1928, Killisnoo was destroyed by fire and many Tlingits returned to Angoon. In 1973, Angoon won a U.S. $ 90,000 settlement from the United States government for the 1882 bombardment. Angoon is located on the west side of Admiralty Island at 57°29′49″N 134°34′25″W  /  57.49694°N 134.57361°W  / 57.49694; -134.57361 (57.496891, -134.573579). It

200-468: Is either an oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cfb ), when utilising the −3 °C or 26.6 °F isotherm or a warm-summer humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification : Dfb ), when utilising the 0 °C or 32 °F isotherm. Its climate moderately tempered by the Alaska Current is only slightly more extreme than the north of Scotland . Angoon first appeared on

225-581: Is the largest permanent settlement on Admiralty Island and is sited on an isthmus at the mouth of Kootznahoo Inlet on the west side of the island. It is 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Juneau . The only other community on the island is Cube Cove , to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 38.8 square miles (100.4 km ), of which 24.4 square miles (63.2 km ) are land and 14.4 square miles (37.2 km ), or 37.04%, are water. The climate

250-642: The 2000 census the population was 572; by the 2010 census the population had declined to 459. For statistical purposes, it is in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area . The name in Tlingit , Aangóon , means roughly " isthmus town." Admiralty Island has long been the home of the Kootznoowoo Tlingit group, or Xootsnoowú Ḵwáan in Tlingit. Kootznoowoo means "fortress of brown bears", literally xoots-noow-ú "brown.bear-fortress-possessive". Angoon has

275-682: The Aurora is being hubbed out of Cordova (although, unlike the fast ferry, the Aurora operates 24-hours a day so it doesn't have a crew that lives in its homeport thus denying that city the economic stimulus of additional residents/jobs. This is the primary motive for the especially rancorous uproar from Cordova regarding the Chenega ' s route placement) and operating principally between Cordova, Whittier , and Valdez with whistle stops (the ferry only stops if there are prior reservations) in Tatitlek and Chenega Bay . The Aurora ' s amenities include

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300-561: The LeConte made a number of stops in Bartlett Cove , which is one of the gateways of Glacier Bay National Park . The LeConte ' s amenities include a hot-food cafeteria, movie and forward observation lounges, and solarium. There are no cabins on the LeConte both because of its small size and the lack of demand due to its feeder route running times. The LeConte and the M/V Aurora are

325-400: The North West Trading Company following the accidental death of a Tlingit shaman who died in a whaling bomb accident while working on the whaler. The hostages were released upon the arrival of the naval expedition to Angoon, however Merriman demanded four hundred blankets in tribute and upon the Tlingit delivery of just eighty one blankets, Merriman's forces destroyed the village. After

350-520: The only AMHS vessels able to serve the communities of Angoon , Pelican , Tenakee Springs , Hoonah and Kake . These vessels' small sizes make them both vital assets for the ferry system and the residents of these rural villages. On May 10, 2004, the M/V LeConte nearly sank after running aground on Cozian Reef in Peril Strait en route to Sitka. Eighty-six passengers and 23 crew were on board at

375-406: The 184 households, 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.64. In

400-424: The 1880 U.S. Census as the native village of "Augoon" with 420 residents, all members of the Tlingit tribe. The area returned as "Hoochinoo" (AKA Kootznahoo) in 1890. Angoon did not appear again on the census until 1920. It has appeared on every successive census to date as of 2010, and incorporated as a city in 1963. As of the census of 2000, there were 572 people, 184 households, and 138 families residing in

425-415: The city, the age distribution of the population shows 34.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 29,861, and the median income for

450-426: The city. The population density was 25.4 people per square mile (9.8/km ). There were 221 housing units at an average density of 9.8 per square mile (3.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 81.99% Native American , 11.36% White , 5.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, 0.52% Black or African American , 0.17% Asian , 1.40% from other races , and 4.55% from two or more races. Of

475-523: The ferry system and the residents of these rural villages although currently the Aurora is not being utilized for this unique capacity. MV LeConte MV LeConte ( / l ə ˈ k ɒ n t eɪ / lə- KON -tay ) is a feeder vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System , built in Sturgeon Bay , Wisconsin in 1973 and commissioned in 1974 by Alaska's ferry system. LeConte is

500-410: The fuel tanks and cars were transferred to a landing craft in an elaborate procedure. A salvage operation then began and the vessel was successfully escorted to Ketchikan's Alaska Ship and Dry Dock for repairs under tow after temporary patches were put onto the expansive gashes that compromised five separate compartments of the hull — enough to have sunk the ship had it been lifted off its perch on

525-475: The older sister ship to M/V Aurora , and both serve as feeder vessels that pick up passengers in small communities such as Hoonah and take them to larger regional communities (this process is colloquially known as the "milk run"). The LeConte primarily serves the northern portion of the Alaskan Panhandle in between Sitka and Juneau , but also occasionally ventures into Southeast Alaska as well. In

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550-523: The place of the retired MV Bartlett . This move, however, was highly controversial as the MV Chenega , a fast ferry, was supposed to take this role and been promised for years in advance to the Prince William Sound area and specifically to be homeported in the city of Cordova . Instead, the ferry system reneged on this promise and moved the Chenega to a Ketchikan - Wrangell route. Currently,

575-474: The reef. Only minor injuries were suffered and only during the evacuation of the boat. The LeConte has now been repaired and is back in service. It is widely agreed a more dire emergency could have resulted had the weather not been so accommodating during the entire salvage process, especially in light of the fact that the LeConte was already listing ten degrees and the tides in Peril Strait were already making

600-433: The situation highly precarious. After assessing the circumstances of the grounding, it was concluded operator error caused the incident (not the notorious tidal currents that Peril Strait is known for) and those in command of the vessel were fired from the ferry system. Angoon, Alaska Angoon (sometimes formerly spelled Angun , Tlingit : Aangóon ) is a city on Admiralty Island , Alaska , United States. At

625-494: The time and all safely evacuated the ship upon grounding. After a Coast Guard response, passengers were evacuated via life rafts to nearby good samaritan vessels — most of them picked up by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fishery research vessel John N. Cobb — to be taken to Sitka and booms were laid out to encircle the stranded, empty vessel. Soon after, 23,000 gallons of fuel were pumped out of

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