Duration: 2.5 hours

As you depart downtown Juneau on your way to the McCauley Salmon Hatchery, your driver-guide will share the colorful history of Juneau’s gold rush era and point out buildings of interest.  Upon arriving at the hatchery you will be greeted by a knowledgeable guide who will provide an informative commentary on the life of the salmon and the hatchery’s role in salmon production.  Inside the hatchery you will have the chance to view museum quality displays detailing the hatchery’s annual production of over 150 million salmon and numerous aquariums showcasing local marine wildlife.  You may see adult spawning salmon from July to September or have the chance to feed immature salmon fry from May to early June.  

After a quick transfer via motor coach, you will be able to view one of Mother Nature’s most amazing treasures….the Mendenhall Glacier.  The glacier is 1.5 miles wild and hundreds of feet thick and is fed by the 1,500 square mile Juneau Icefield.  This meandering river of compressed ice ranks as the largest, most rugged glacier accessible by road.  The Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center, along with U.S. Forest Service staff, offers information on glaciers and is a vantage point for breathtaking photographs of this world-famous glacier.