Sitka Russian Bishop's House Tour & Church (St Michael's Cathedral) (4K)
Take a look inside the famous Russian Bishop's House in Sitka, part of the Sitka National Historic Park. There was no entrance fee, and the tour was free, though you could donate money on the way out. It was interesting learning about Bishop Innocent of Russia's time in Alaska, and of course his base in Novoarkhangelsk (what Sitka used to be called). There was a museum, as well as many of the original furniture/walls of the house, including the dining room, guest rooms, living room, arctic entryway, bedroom/office, and the chapel.
Later on we also checked out St Michael's Cathedral nearby which Bishop Innocent held service at. Touring both places took roughly 90 minutes combined, and we enjoyed the experience.
Take a look at our Sitka Alaska playlist ( ) for videos on the other places we visited while in town during a 14 day Alaska cruise in June 2017.
St Michael Cathedral, Sitka, AK
Noon chimes and music
St Michaels bells in Sitka, Alaska
Rung at noon October 10, 2013.
Sitka, Alaska
Sitka is an isolated town on Baranof Island in the Alaska Panhandle. The area was first settled by the Tlingit People. The Russians first settled here in 1799 and established the permanent town a few years later, making it the capital of their North American lands. The Cathedral of St. Michael was built in 1848 and became the Russian Bishop's seat for the region. The U.S. bought Alaska from the Russians in 1867; the transfer ceremony took place in Sitka. The Sitka National Historical Park preserves a number of sites associated with Tlingit, Russian and American history in the area.
One piece of trivia: Sitka is the largest city in the United States, as measured by geographic area. (By population, though, it's the fourth biggest city in Alaska at this time.)
The Photos (in order)
A08A0806 - Downtown Sitka, looking towards St. Michael's Cathedral
A08A0699 - The town's marina
A08A0837 - The Pioneer Home and The Prospector sculpture in downtown Sitka
A08A0769 - Trail of the Totems in Sitka NHP passes a number of Tlingit totem poles; Trails also lead to the site of a Tlingit-Russian battle and the Russian memorial
A08A0787 - The Russian Bishop's House, also part of Sitka NHP, is one of only a few examples of Russian colonial architecture in North America; today it houses a museum on the Russian colonial experience
A08A0696 - Statue of Alexander Baranov, the first Russian governor of Russian-America (Alaska)
A08A0862 - A replica of one of the Russian blockhouses that once separated Russian and Tlingit settlements
A08A0925 - Mt. Edgecumbe is a dormant volcano on nearby Kruzof Island
Sitka Alaska, on the Viking Orion
Nestled at the foot of magnificent glacial carved mountains facing the Pacific Ocean on Baranof Island, Sitka is located on the outer coast of Alaska’s Inside Passage and lies at the heart of the largest temperate rain forest in the world, the Tongass National Forest.
Sitka’s colourful past is a unique blend of native Tlingit culture and Russian history. In 1867, when the United States purchased Alaska from the Russians, the transfer ceremony was held in Sitka, and Sitka became Alaska’s first capital city.
St. Michael’s Orthodox Cathedral, topped with an onion dome sits at the centre of the town. The 1842 Russian Bishop’s House is nearby. Sitka National Historical Park is the site of Russia’s defeat of the indigenous Tlingit people and has a trail dotted with totem poles.
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Castle Hill , now formally known as the Baranof Castle State Historic Site, is a National Historic Landmark and state park in Sitka, Alaska.The hill, providing a commanding view over the city, is the historical site of Tlingit and Russian forts, and the location where Russian Alaska was formally handed over to the United States in 1867.It is also where the 49-star United States flag was first flown after Alaska became a state in 1959.
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Sitka's Secrets
Decided to take a leap of faith and acquire work in Sitka, Alaska for summer of 2015. Not only did I learn more in 5months than I did in 5yrs, but I met a handful of the kindest folks a person could ask for. Work was long, but rewarding. In closing - it was a trip I would never forget.
Sitka, Alaska vacation
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Exploring Sitka, ALASKA.
Four weeks in Alaska began with a few days in Sitka before exploring the Inside Passage. So we put on the hiking boots and hiked up Gavin Hill and Harbour Mountain which overlooks Sitka Sound.
Starting in town we take the hard way up a long series of stairs and switchbacks. Eventually it opens to amazing views and wildflowers. This trail was originally built during World War II to provide access for military installations.
Roger Seiler - Baranov, Saint Herman and the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska
Author and award-winning film maker Roger Seiler talks with Dianemarie Collins on The DM Zone. Standing in front of Nyack, New York's Russian Orthodox Church, DM and Roger talk about Alexander Baranov, Saint Herman and the founding of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska.
From the founding of Russian America in 174l, sporadic, informal attempts were made to Christianize the Natives. In 1794, 200 years ago, the Russian Orthodox Church established its first mission in North America, at Kodiak Island in southeastern Alaska. and, in 1799, appointed the first American Bishop. By 1808 the capital was moved to Novoarkhangelsk (Sitka), where in 1848 the Cathedral of St. Michael was built, the seat of the Bishop of Kamchatka, the Kurile and Aleutian Islands, and Alaska -- a vast expanse stretching over 2,000 miles. This Golden Age of the Orthodox Church in Alaska ended with the sale of Alaska to the United States in 1867.
The story of the many remarkable priests and monks who served the Church in Alaska, recounted in a number of valuable journals in the Church Archives, is one of incredible achievements against often overwhelming odds. They contended daily with bitter cold and deep snows, traveling by dogsled to attend their widely dispersed parishes. The constant lack of essential resources led them to sell candles and books, and to sometimes sacrifice their own salaries to meet parish expenses. Not the least troublesome was the gnawing competition from shamans for the souls of the Natives, exacerbated by the need for Natives to abandon church and school for long periods in order to survive -- by hunting and fishing. Despite the sale of Alaska to the United States, and the incursion of other sectarian groups, Catholic and Protestant, the Russian Orthodox priests continued their mission, leaving an indelible mark upon the culture of the Native Alaskans, visible even today.
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Sitka Alaska
A cruise ship stop in the spring of 2009.
Great beauty, and history.
The Russian capital of North America,
before they sold it to the US.
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A Legacy of Faith: The Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska
Since the days of early Russian traders in the mid-1700s, the Russian Orthodox church has had a place in the history of rural Alaska. A Legacy of Faith looks at the beliefs, traditions, and people of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska. From St. Michael's Cathedral in Sitka, to St. Herman's Seminary in Kodiak, to an all-night Easter service in the village of Russian Mission. ©KUAC, 1987
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Russian America: The Alaskan Native Spiritual Legacy - Rev Dr. Michael James Oleksa
The Reverend Dr. Michael James Oleksa has spent the last 35 years in Alaska, serving as village priest, university professor, consultant on intercultural relations and communications, and authoring several books on Alaska Native cultures and history. A 1969 graduate of Georgetown University and of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Father Oleksa earned his doctoral degree in Presov, Slovakia, in 1988. His four-part PBS television series, Communicating Across Cultures, has been widely acclaimed. The recipient of numerous awards from local, state and federal agencies, as well as the Alaska Federation of Natives, Father Michael has taught on all three main campuses of the University of Alaska system and at Alaska Pacific University as well. He currently resides in Anchorage with his Yup’ik wife, Xenia, his daughter Anastasia and one of his three grandsons.