Alaska - Homer to Seward

 July 10, 2018

I can’t leave the Sterling Highway and this part of the Kenai Peninsula without mentioning a couple of places we stopped on our drive from Homer to Seward. The community of Kasilof south of Soldotna was originally a settlement established in 1786 by the Russians as St. George. More recently in the late 1800s and early 1900s inhabitants made their livings from fishing the Kasilof River and canning the fish they caught. Fox farming, big game hunting and trapping were other means of subsisting there. A few local buildings, cabins, a fish cannery hospital, a school, and remains of a fox farm were moved to what is now called the Kasilof Regional Historical Museum. A very worthwhile stop to anyone interested in Alaskan history.

In Visitor Center

Another stop we made was at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center located in Soldotna. The 1.73-million-acre refuge was created in 1941 by President FD Roosevelt to protect moose, Dall sheep and other wild game. The Visitor Center houses interesting displays about animals of the region and, in back, the Keen Eye Nature Trail leads to an observation platform on Headquarters Lake.

National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

In Refuge Visitor Center

And then there are the many Beautiful Aqua Blue River photo ops along the                                               Sterling Highway that require frequent stops. 

Cooper Landing

Cooper Landing

Cooper Landing