The dock is a central part of the economy and social life of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus,_Alaska" class="extiw" title="en:Gustavus, Alaska">Gustavus, Alaska</a>. In the summer, whale watching trips and sport fishing vessels all arrive and depart from here. As the winter storms approach, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" class="extiw" title="en:Alaska">State of Alaska</a>, which manages and owns the dock, tows the floating moorings to safe harbor.
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