Caribou Creek - Ketchikan, Alaska

David H.

Above all the best Alaskan store in all of Ketchikan Alaska. A fantastic array of local and Alaskan art. The staff is above reproach. The lady which owns the store is knowledgeable, helpful and ethical. Each time I come to Ketchikan I come to this shop. It is not there to gouge the tourists but to share wonderful Alaskan art. I highly recommend this store.

Jake A.

Great locally owned store with some of the nicest employees in Ketchikan. We spent the day in Ketchikan with thousands of other tourist and were most impressed with this store. The is full of locally hand made merchandise that is unique to the tribes/culture of the area. As we were walking through the store, and employee gave both of my children a free walrus tooth. The kids were so excited for the tooth, with my 7 year old joking he wanted to put the tooth under the pillow to see if the tooth fairy would come.

The store has a very clean and organized feel. You have a sliding scale with price. You can buy large totem poles that the store will
Ship to your home, to large hand carved items out of bones and polished rocks. If you are looking for a place with unique souvenirs/ gifts, the. this is the place to visit. Especially if you are on a cruise and do not have much time to visit all of Ketchikan.

Tricia F.

UPDATE: Had this beautiful piece shipped to me. Arrived in perfect condition. Highly recommended this store!! Now wondering if I should buy the totem pole!!

Original Post: Fantastic, locally owned store with high-quality items that are made in Alaska. I stopped by here last year on a cruise and regretted not buying a totem pole. This year, I found something even better! Highly recommend!

Michelle F.

If you’re looking to purchase an authentic artifact made locally by any tribe, The Caribou Creek Company is the place to find it. Mostly all the pieces they have are authentically created from tribes people.
They have everything from jewelry, carvings both large and small, paintings and artifacts you won’t see elsewhere.
Something for everyone’s budget too. They are very friendly and help you find what you’re looking for. They have all the history of the artisans, meanings behind the work crafted and are happy to share that with you.
I purchased a small 2 sided carved fossilized walrus ivory bone. I’m very happy the nice lady found this special piece for me.

Carlos S.

I must have spent hours here, just looking for the right souvenirs of our trip through the Inside Passage. There were so many beautiful pieces of native art that it was hard to decide on just a few. Michelle was especially helpful and friendly. We'll definitely be back here on our next trip.

Kavita S.

We visited Ketchikan on our cruise to Alaska, there was issues with our times and were late getting off the ship so this created us to be late getting back to the ship. I was actually heartbroken about it because I really wanted to find a Sasquatch statue.

I watched a TikTok from Sincerely.sarahandharry about the one her husband purchased in Ketchikan. When we got back from our excursion, the lines to return to the ship were LONG. My friends and I ran around all the different shops that we thought may have the Sasquatch statue. One shop even asked me if it had to be Sasquatch, umm Yes!

We arrived to Caribou Creek and in hindsight, they were probably closing or closed. There was a bear statue in the doorway that we sneaked in by. They were all very sweet and helpful even though we walked in SO late. I asked if they had a Sasquatch statue, they looked for a bit and remembered there was one left at their family's store across the street called Rain Barrel. Rain Barrel was closed to the public at the time but these sweet people ran over there and checked for me. While checking for it, I explained to them that the statue was the only thing I wanted from this trip. I had no idea these existed until I saw the TikTok. They didn't know about the video and I told them Sincerely.sarahandharry went viral and I showed it to them. They were all so excited to see it and to know it went viral. They couldn't wait to share the news with their family as that sasquatch was from their store too!!!

They made my dream come true, I really thought I was going to leave Alaska without by guy Sasquatch. The statue itself is hand made and now resides here in California. I fully recommend their store when you are in Ketchikan. The quality of the service and products is the best.

David D.

Amazing store with beautiful, local art pieces. We saw so many things that we loved in this store. Definitely a store you need to stop into during your stop in town. We spent so much time just looking at all the amazing pieces they have on display. The staff was very knowledgeable. We appreciated how willing they were to share so much information on these beautiful pieces.

Ashlynn O.

Absolutely loved this shop! Very unique art, fossils, and jewelry. The salesman were extremely pleasant and went above and beyond answering my questions. Will treasure my jewelry I purchased from this store.