Photo by Hall Anderson / Ketchikan Daily News
A figure representing William Henry Seward is perched atop of a pole in Ketchikan, pictured Saturday, March 29, 2008. Monday, March 31, is Seward's Day in Alaska, a state holiday commemorating the March 30, 1867, signing of the treaty transferring Alaska from Russia to the United States. Seward was the secretary of state who negotiated the purchase of the land that became Alaska. State and some local offices will be closed on Monday.
