Once In A Lifetime Ownership
This Executive Private Estate is the rare gem of Southeast Alaska. Nowhere in the region will you find a fee simple deeded property that offers the whole Alaskan Experience in such a idyllic ocean front setting. One of the only private properties that borders a lake fed stream that holds Stealhead, Rainbow Trout, and all five species of salmon. The large marine dock situated on a perpetual tideland lease leads to the well-appointed lodge. The vast boardwalk system connects to three more homes and numerous other support buildings, eventually leading you to the Wolverine Creek trailhead. The expansive views open up to the deep fjordlike Yes Bay with deep enough anchorage for a superyacht. Yes Bay is a short boat ride in protected waters to the gateway to southeast Alaska, Ketchikan. Ketchikan is fondly known as the King Salmon Capital because of its perfect proximity to pristine ocean waters. Ketchikan is one of Alaska’s most charming regional hubs just north of the Canadian border. Step into your Alaskan dream with all the assets that will enable to you enjoy all the experiences you can think of. Enjoy the nearby hot springs, the famous Tongass National Forest at your doorstep.
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A full list of inclusions can be provided with the execution of an NDA (contact broker).
The items included in the sale can be generally described as kitchen, fish processing, certain boats, haibut permits, liquor license, docks, tools, generators, furniture, and fixtures.
Allocations to real estate, business, and FF&E are negotiable in the purchase agreement. The Seller would describe the inclusions to be adequate to get the next owner well on their way to loving Yes Bay.
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Construction of the lodge began in the mid-1950’s, originally intended to be a casino and cat house. It never opened for business, as the Alaskan Territory became a state, and the government outlawed gambling and prostitution. Art and Marlys Hack purchased the building in 1977 and transformed it into one of Southeast Alaska’s first successful sport fishing lodges. Now their son Kevin and his family run the lodge, in the Hack Family tradition.
Warm and inviting, Yes Bay Lodge accommodations feature natural wood walls, roomy private baths with tub/shower combinations, and traditional lodge décor. Rooms are designed for double occupancy with two twin beds or a single queen bed. There is plenty of closet space for all your gear.
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Connecting the Lodge from the boats moored at the docks to Wolverine Trail at the other end of the property is an extensive amount of boardwalks and numerous outbuildings including.
Managers House
Owners House
Two Cottages
20 x 20 Generator Shed
32 x 28 Shop
20 x 20 Water Shed
Wastewater Facility
2 Bear Watch Areas
30 x 40 Steel Dock
5,000 gallon fuel system
16 x 40 airplane float
and more
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One comment we hear a lot at Yes Bay is about the time and effort it must have taken to build the boardwalk that leads visitors from the front porch to the dock. What you see in the front of the lodge is just the beginning. Beyond the lodge, a trail extends nearly a mile and a half through the continent’s largest temperate rainforest to Lake McDonald.
The pathway leads anglers, birdwatchers, and nature lovers along one of Southeast Alaska’s most unique trails. Hikers have come from all over the world for the opportunity to step foot on our trail. You can do it every night after dinner, or you can spend an entire day exploring all the adventure it leads to.
Once you are just a few yards behind the lodge, you will quickly realize you are in the midst of a setting unmatched anywhere else in the world. Lush is where most folks begin describing the forest, but where they end is up to them. Every visitor walks away with a unique view.
Unique to the location, a person can be jigging halibut, trolling salmon, and fly fishing steelhead in the same day in close proximity to the lodge. Wolverine Creek may be the most valuable feature with all five salmon species, steelhead, and rainbow right out your back door.
LOCATION
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Wolverine Creek and McDonald Lake
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The Tongass and Inside Passage
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Ketchikan
Land Ownership
Parcel No. 1: Lots 1-4 Inclusive, Resubdivision of a portion of US Survey 1981, according to the plat thereof filed April 15, 1982 as Plat No. 82-28, Ketchikan Recording District, First Judicial District, State of Alaska.
Parcel No. 2: US Survey 1981, Ketchikan Recording District, First Judicial District, State of Alaska: Excepting therefrom: Lots 1-4, Inclusive, Resubdivision of a portion of US Survey 1981, according to the plat thereof filed April 15, 1982 as Plat No. 82-28, Ketchikan Recording District, First Judicial District, State of Alaska.
Parcel No. 3: A leasehold estate in the following described property: Alaska Tideland Survey 1497, located within Section 5, Township 69, Range 89 East, Copper River Meridian, containing 2.864 acres more or less, according to the plat filed in the Ketchikan Recording District on February 21, 1997 as Plat No. 97-11.
Conveyed with the lodge improvements and business is over 12+/- acres of deeded privately owned land as well as a large tideland lease with extensive docks. Access is by boat or float plane from the nearest regional hub, Ketchikan.
This property converted to private ownership when the Boston Fishing & Trading Co. first operated a cannery in 1889 which later sold to various packers until closing in 1928. After several years idle, Pacific Fisheries Cannery purchased and operated the facility until closing in 1936. Alaska was still only a US Territory; statehood would come much later. The US Bureau of Commercial Fisheries had a hatchery near here until closing it in the 30’s, when President Roosevelt instituted his economy program. All hatchery personnel then transferred back to the United States (the Lower 48).
The current owners, The Hack Family, acquired the property and built the 20,000 +/- sq foot lodge, ancillary buildings, docks, and boardwalks founding Yes Bay Lodge. To our knowledge there are no other privately owned parcels in this massive Fjord like Bay which offers very exclusive access to Wolverine Creek which outflows at the lodge.
This is your opportunity to own property on one of Alaska’s most idyllic locations which is privately owned, deeded, and backed by title insurance which will be provided by Alaska Title in Ketchikan, Alaska.
A unique opportunity to establish your own Alaskan legacy...
Listing Brokers
Charlie and Kerry are a father-son team that work with fellow Alaskans to mindfully and carefully transition ownership of their real estate and business interests to a new generation for the Last Frontier. We encourage the brave of heart because Alaska is full of challenges that are met with the greatest rewards.
Kerry can be reached at 907-841-3214
Charlie can be reached at 907-654-5614
