Stewart
Stewart (population: 496) is located on the BC/Alaska border, 145 km (90 mi) inland from the Pacific Ocean at the head of Portland Canal. Across the border lies Hyder, southeast Alaska’s only road-accessible community. The breathtaking Hwy 37A, which cuts through the Coast Mountain range, links Stewart to the Stewart/Cassiar Hwy (Hwy 37).
Sparkling lakes, thundering waterfalls, sub-alpine forests and over 20 hanging glaciers are visible from the road. Visitors to Stewart and Hyder experience nature in all its unspoiled splendor.
Here you can watch bears feed off enormous salmon runs; explore two astonishing glaciers; hike countless forest and mountain trails; fish from one of the many lakes, rivers and streams; or discover the character and pristine setting of these two genuine frontier towns and their surroundings.
Stewart’s colourful history has been tied to the boom-and-bust mining industry. It was named for two prospector brothers who settled on the site in 1902, and for some years it was a mining boomtown.