Surrounded by lush forests and watery fjords, Pelican is built entirely on a wooden boardwalk made of pilings, with no roads – one of the last true waterfront boardwalk villages in the United States!

Established in 1938 by Kalle (Charley) Raataikainen, and named for Raataikainen’s fish packer The Pelican, Pelican relies on commercial fishing and seafood processing. Pelican Seafoods processes salmon, halibut, crab, herring, black cod, rockfish, sea urchin and sea cucumber, and is the primary year-round employer. Pelican has dubbed itself “closest to the fish,” a reference to its close proximity to the rich Fairweather salmon grounds.