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HOMER , 226 miles south from Anchorage, is the Kenai Peninsula's
southernmost road-accessible town. It commands a truly magnificent
setting, spread beneath gently sloping verdant bluffs with a four-mile
finger of land - The Spit - slinking out into the dark waters of
Kachemak Bay, into which flow crystal-blue glaciers, framed by dense
black forest. With abundant activities, a lively nightlife, and a varied,
youthful population that supports a thriving arts community, it's so
appealing you'll probably want to scrap your itinerary and linger a few
days extra.
Russians, drawn by the abundance of coal, were the first whites to reach
the area, and by the mid-1800s several American companies had followed
suit. In 1896, Homer Pennock , a gold-seeker from Michigan, set up the
community that still bears his name. Every summer in recent years, young
people from the Lower 48 have arrived here in droves to work on the
halibut boats or in the cannery, many living in an impromptu tent city
on the beach.
The Town and around
The downtown Pratt Museum , 3779 Bartlett St (daily 10am-6pm; $6),
features high-quality works by local craftspeople, as well as Inuit and
other Native artifacts, aquariums and historic Homer oddities. Many of
Homer's most popu-lar activities |
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