Arctic Spirit Gallery — Attraction in Ketchikan

I walked into the Artic Spirt Art Gallery while on an Alaskan Cruise, on my Birthday in May 2023. I was completely mesmerized by all the beautiful carved pieces of bears, seals, ducks. and walruses, plus Eskimo masks and carvings in this shop that all looked to be very expensive! In addition, I also found a nice collection of Baleen Baskets, which are all Alaskan made! Between May and July, I had purchased more than $5000 dollars on several of their carved bears, seals and a Baleen Basket, with even a discount for being a Law Enforcement Detective in Florida, were still expensive compared to other shops! So that will tell you how much I did not like the this shop. You will not find a finer shop specializing in Alaskan art, fossilized walrus carvings and Ivory carvings of all sorts of Alaskan wildlife, done by the finest Alaskan carvers found any where in Alaska, If you like paying high prices for the pieces It was not a must stop while you are in Ketchikan, Alaska! But I still loved the town❤️! After spending more than $5000, at the shop last year I still find it odd that nobody iwas answering the phone, even when the shop is showing open? What gives? The owner of the shop is not the friendliest person I’ve ever met, and when asked for an artist phone number I got told to go F my self! That is not the type of language I would expect from a shop owner, especially since I am suffering from a Terminal Rare Blood Cancer,, and where I had spent a large amount of money, for Alaskian Art work, at a very high price!...

This store & Mike are beyond great. Such a passion & wealth of knowledge in this gallery that does genuine Northwest Coast & Alaskan Native Art. I wanted to stay longer & talk with Mike & he too wanted me to stay to find out so much history & information on his one of a kind pieces. Sadly I was short of time. I purchased a piece & it came yesterday wrapped with care & in great condition. Wishing this store & Mike...

If you want to make sure you are getting quality art and not some knock off that is overpriced, you need to come here! Mike's gallery is amazing and fairly priced for everything! It takes a lot of time to do what these artists do and he knows them all. You won't be disappointed if you're looking for true...