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3 unusual facts about Berners Bay


Berners Bay

Berners Bay, Point Bridget, and Point St. Marys were named by George Vancouver during his 1790s expedition to chart the Alaskan coastline; his mother's maiden name was Bridget Berners and she was born in St. Mary's Wiggenhall.

The Antler and Lace river mouths contain extensive herbaceous and Sedge meadows, known as the Lyngbye's sedge meadows in the area, home to brown bears.

Lynn Canal Highway

The corridor crosses Berners Bay LUD II which is a congressionally designated roadless area created by the Tongass Timber Reform Act (TTRA).



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