# Sitka tourism concept — image & information credits

This is a local concept, not an official site. The initial build deliberately uses genuine Sitka and Tongass imagery rather than generated imagery.

## Images in this prototype

| Local file | Source / creator | License | Source page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `assets/images/sitka-harbor-kayak.jpg` | Forest Service Alaska Region, USDA | Public domain | [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20240323-FS-MC-KayakingSitkaHarbor-0011_(54091397060).jpg) |
| `assets/images/blue-lake-kayak.jpg` | Forest Service Alaska Region, USDA | Public domain | [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20230827-FS-MC-Tongass-Sitka-Blue_Lake-Kayak-0013_(53323630705).jpg) |
| `assets/images/sitka-deer.jpg` | National Park Service | Public domain | [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sitka_Deer_on_Totem_Park_Trail_(d41191f1-cf71-4b2c-b0f2-522261556075).jpg) |
| `assets/images/gavan-hill.jpg` | Thomson200 | CC0 | [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gavan_Hill,_Sitka,_Alaska_May_2013.jpg) |
| `assets/images/edgecumbe.jpg` | David Baron | CC BY-SA 2.0 | [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Edgecumbe_from_Sitka_Sound.jpg) |
| `assets/images/totem-square.jpg` | Joe Mabel | CC BY-SA 4.0 | [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sitka,_AK_-_the_pole_at_Totem_Square.jpg) |
| `assets/images/russian-bishop-house.jpg` | Ulises Icardi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Casa_del_Obispo_Ruso..jpg) |
| `assets/images/st-michael.jpg` | Ulises Icardi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catedral_de_St._Michael..jpg) |
| `assets/images/sitka-eagles.jpg` | 丨Ꮆㄖ尺 | CC BY 2.0 | [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Couple_of_Eagles_chilling._Sitka,_Alaska.jpg) |
| `assets/images/solitary-boat-sitka-sound.jpg` | Dankarl | CC BY-SA 4.0 | [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solitary_boat_on_Sitka_Sound_010.jpg) |

## Preserved but not used

`assets/images/crescent-harbor.jpg` remains in the project only as rollback history. It is not referenced by any live concept. Source: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sitka,_AK_-_fishing_boats_in_Crescent_Harbor_02.jpg).

Before any public deployment, confirm final assets, current licenses, accessibility alt text, and approval from the required local cultural/organizational partners.

## Information sources used in the concept

- [Sitka National Historical Park — National Park Service](https://www.nps.gov/sitk/)
- [Sitka Tribe of Alaska — Sitka Tribal Tours](https://sitkatribe.org/our-enterprises/sitka-tribal-tours/)
- [Visit Sitka](https://visitsitka.org/)
- [Visit Sitka — current fishing operators](https://visitsitka.org/blog/member_category/fishing)
- [Tongass National Forest — U.S. Forest Service](https://www.fs.usda.gov/r10/tongass)
- [Sitka.com](https://sitka.com/) — referenced for the concept's local-directory categories (fishing, flightseeing, tours, lodging, dining, art, shopping, services, and transportation). No business listings were copied; its live directory remains the current source.

The links in the prototype are planning pathways, not claims of affiliation or endorsements.