juneau lies at the northern end of the vast 17—million acre tongass national forest.t alaskan lumberjack show in ketchikan, in the south of the forest, tells the story of that alaskan cultural icon which sprung from here — the lumberjack. right — showtime! the show combines the history of the lumberjack with what is known as timbersports — athletic wood—cutting competition. see how fast he went up there? it's like watching spider—man! logging was a big component in making this area prosperous. after the industry came here in the early 1900s, it quickly became a key logging hub of america. today, recently updated restrictions mean much of the tongass remains undisturbed, but the legend of the lumberjack lives on. but i wanted to see how others here have managed to carve out a different harmonious balance with nature, so i've returned tojuneau. alaska was actually owned by the russians until 1867, who then sold it to the united states for $7.2 million. but, of course, there have been indigenous people here much longer than the russians. along the harbour, dozens of spec

juno lies at the northern end of the vast 17—million acre tongass national forest.ching spider—man! logging was a big component in making this area prosperous. after the industry came here in the early 19005, it quickly became a key logging hub of america. today, recently updated restrictions mean much of the tongass remains undisturbed, but the legend of the lumberjack lives on. but i wanted to see how others here have managed to carve out a different harmonious balance with nature. so, i've returned tojuneau. alaska was actually owned by the russians until 1867, who then sold it to the united states for $7.2 million. but, of course, there have been indigenous people here much longer than the russians. along the harbour, dozens of specially made totem poles are being put up to celebrate indigenous communities which make up about a fifth of the alaskan population. jno. jno didrickson. qasa alom, lovely to meet you. good to meet you. i love these totem poles. what do they represent? these would be representing all the clans of southeast alaska. i've done a totem pole