Talkeetna, you haven't seen anything, tourism wise, until you spend a night in Ketchikan or Juneau during the tour season.  Ketchikan hosts up to seven tour ships four days per week with a total of 10-12,000 visitors jamming the downtown area for an average of 8 hours.  Ketchikan's population is about 13,000.  Most town folks stay away from the downtown area on the days that are crowded with seven ships.  Instead of the downtown being bumper to bumper, it's butt to butt.