Wrangell Sentinel -

Anyone who’s spent the summer in Wrangell knows that tourists often say — and do — the darndest things, whether it’s standing in the middle of the road or inquiring about the town’s elevation as they look out across the water, only yards below them.

With just over a month left in the tourism season, the community’s guides, tour operators and service workers reflect on their most amusing tourist tales from this summer and beyond.

Several summers ago, Zach Taylor of Muddy Water Adventures was guiding a tour up the Stikine River. As the group rode along, he pointed out sights along...