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    Naukati Bay, Alaska is a Community of 150 people located 35 miles North of Craig/Klawock, Alaska, 50 miles by road. Naukati Bay was once a Logging Camp owned by Louisiana Pacific and later turned over to the State of Alaska from the United States Forest Service at which time the State of Alaska sold lots to residents to form the community. Naukati Bay is now a Home Owners Association and is a 501 C3 Corporation. In 2006 the community voted to become a 2nd Class City but the vote was rejected and Naukati Bay remains a Home Owners Association.
     In 2002 Naukati Bay needed funds to assist in the community financial needs and obtained a grant from the State of Alaska and also with financial help from the United States Forest Service built a "Oyster Nursery". The Oyster Nursery raises oyster spat (seed) from as small as 3mm to a marketable 18mm-25mm (1") and sells the larger healthy oysters to the grow out farms in the area and across Alaska. Naukati Bay's Oyster Nursery has been the only successful nursery in Alaska and provides the oyster farmers with a premium product that gives the farmers a one year head start to bring their product to market as well as having a dramatically reduced mortality rate. The Naukati Oyster Nursery provides our community over $20,000 a year in revenue to be used for everything from supporting our youth to repairing our roads.
     Community meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Naukati School. Each property owner and resident has a vote on current issues affecting our community.

2007 Youth Champs

The photo to the left are the youth winners of the 2006 "Skunk Cabbage Festival" held every year at our Naukati 4th of July Calibration. Naukati Bay pulls together each year with proceeds from fund raisers and donation's from businesses and residents for a simply awesome festival including a Pot Luck, Axe throwing contest, Chinese auction, Races and "aaaaaa well"....don't forget the "Chicken Poop Contest". PLUS! we have a "Fire Works Display" that's absolutely First Class.

Axe Throwing

Chinese auction

2007 Adult Champs

4th of July Parade

Naukati's Very Own Mrs. Alaska

Naukati Community Church

Naukati Bay
"The Oyster Capital of Alaska"

Sea Otter Sound is rich with plankton and prefect currents to sustain rapid growth to our shellfish and the local oyster farming industry. The waters are cold, crystal clear and pollution free which makes for a firm perfect quality oyster and rapid growth rates. Oysters do not molt (go in to a reproductive cycle) in cold waters, therefore oyster spat or seed is purchased from specialty hatcheries and raised in our area. The molt cycle in other areas causes softening of the oyster flesh and an undesirable texture and taste to oyster connoisseur's, that is why Alaska coastal grown oysters, especially ones grown on the outside coastal waters, are the oyster of choice. Naukati and the outside coastal archipelago of Southeast Alaska is rapidly becoming known as:
"The Oyster Capital of Alaska"
Shipments of oysters from our area are expanding nation wide. Naukati's "Flupsy" or oyster nursery has become famous not to mention an industry model for raising oyster spat from as small as 3 millimeters to 18 millimeters (1") to help supply this rapidly growing industry. Between the Naukati Oyster nursery and local oyster farmers there are literally MILLIONS of oysters being raised at the present time and that number is expected to increase with the addition of new grow out farms in our area.

washing oyster spat

For Information on the Naukati Oyster nursery or oyster farming in the Naukati area contact: Art King (907) 629-4266 claireking@starband.net

Naukati Harbor
Naukati Bay is the access point for the entire Sea Otter Sound archipelago including the community of Edna Bay, several lodges, multiple private properties and homes, logging, fisheries and wildlife management, sportfishing, commercial fishing, oyster farming operations, mining operations, US Forest Service management and a multitude of other recreational activities.
Unfortunately, when the State of Alaska was building marinas in most of its coastal communities during the 1980's the Naukati Bay Waterfront was encumbered by Louisiana Pacific Logging Company for a log sort yard, dump and storage facility. Louisiana Pacific management refused to give up a portion of the waterfront for a marina therefore denying Naukati Bay a well deserved facility. In 2007 the community of Naukati Bay using proceeds from the oyster nursery and fund raisers had three piling driven at the cost of $16,357 and docks will be installed in the spring of 2008. The new facility will be a long awaited addition to the community. Donations from mariners using the facility or other interested parties will be greatly appreciated to assist in further expansion.

Road Maintenance
Naukati Bay operates its own Road Grader. The old Champion 680 is a left over from the logging days, but with volunteers from the community that have years of heavy equipment mechanical and operating knowledge we are able to keep it running and our roads cleared. Naukati Bay is a very mild climate only slightly cooler then Seattle. However, we can get some good snow falls that stay with us for several weeks. Keeping the roads open for both transportation and public safety is vey important.

     Naukati Mud Bogg Races
   From its humble origins as part of a community Skunk cabbage festival, the Naukati Mud Bogg races have grown into the largest off-road event in Southeast Alaska.
   The races present driver-modified rigs competing in two feet of Alaska mud. Some of these trucks are within five racing categories, from custom to street jobs to fully modified, anyone can join.
   Proceeds from the food concessions have donated literally Thousands of dollars to our local School, EMS, Fire Department, Island Wide Search and Rescue and Fire Works Display.
A True Community Effort

For Mud Bogg Information and race schedule click on:
www.naukatimudbogg.com

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