Taiya Inlet
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The Taiya Inlet is part of the upper Lynn Canal located in the U.S. state of Alaska near the town of Skagway.
[edit] History
The Taiya Inlet received its name from a Tlingit word in 1868. It was called Dayday Inlet and Dejah Inlet but both names have fallen out of favor. The Taiya Inlet was an important waterway during the Klondike Gold Rush offering passage to the deep-water port of Skagway and, by smaller boat (due to sediment from the Taiya River), the now-ghost town of Dyea. These two boom towns were gateways to the respective White Pass and Chilkoot trails.
[edit] Current status
Currently the Taiya Inlet is used for marine transporatation (such as the Alaska Marine Highway) and recreation such as fishing. The Taiya Inlet Watershed Council is also dedicating to its preservation.
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