Predictably, Skagway's main industry is tourism. Here's just one of many souvenir shops, this one called Camp Skagway. The entire front of the building is faced with pieces of driftwood.

At all our stops we found friendly shopkeepers selling a wide selection of wares at fair prices. Although tourism clearly drives the area's economy, we didn't feel "tourist trapped" at any turn, nor did the souvenir shops detract in any way from the beauty of Alaska.