The best way to access this aquatic wild is through Sitka Sound Ocean Adventures, a mom-and-pop shop in the best sense of that tired term.Among other services, Mom (Alison Dunlap) hosts and ...

Sea Kayak Adventures, a company specializing in sea kayaking tours in British Columbia and Mexico, has added six-night, ship-based whale-watching and kayaking trips out of Sitka, Alaska.

Sitka, an island community accessible only by plane or boat, is all about water — the rivers, the harbor and the vast Sitka Sound, where a few humpback whales stay year-round.