Gitanyow Totem Poles and Kitwankul National Historic Site

Stunning and atmospheric

A collection of ole in a village. Dimly stunning. Not developed as an attraction. It is further from highway than guides suggest. Probably 20 km. follow Stewart highway and is signed off road. Absolut...

Ask a local Elder how to read a Totem Pole.

Kitwanga and Gitanyow have poles, The Kitwanga poles are across the river and turn right. The Gitanyow poles are about 23 km north and turn left, follow the road for about a km and there they are. The...

Sad place with amazing totem poles

The place is trashed with garbage, tall grass, broken down cars and the museum is closed indefinitely. There is no pride in showing these amazing carvings. Stop anyway because it is so close to the ...

Outstanding Example of Totem Poles

The Gitanyow Community has an outstanding collection of original totem poles. However, the co-located museum has been closed for two years and there is no explanations available to help understand the...

A nice rest stop

If you need a rest, this is worth pulling off the highway a few miles to see the many totem poles which are culturally interesting. The road back to them is good and we were able to easily park our bi...