Homer in Alaska

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Homer is a city located in Kenai Peninsula Borough in Alaska. According to the 2010 Census, the population is 5,003. Long known as The “Halibut Fishing Capital of the World.” Homer is also nicknamed “the end of the road,” and more recently, “the cosmic hamlet by the sea.”

Homer is on the shore of Kachemak Bay on the southwest side of the Kenai Peninsula. Its most distinguishing feature is the Homer Spit, a narrow 4.5 mi (7.2 km) long gravel bar that extends into the bay, on which is located the Homer Harbor.

Harbour on Homer Spit © flickr.com - Brian/cc-by-2.0 Aerial view of Homer Spit © flickr.com - Chris Lott/cc-by-2.0 Homer Brewery © Beeblebrox/cc-by-sa-3.0 Homer City Hall © Michaelh2001 © flickr com - Keith Parker/cc-by-sa-2.0 © flickr com - Keith Parker/cc-by-sa-2.0 Homer Spit © flickr.com - Scott McMurren/cc-by-2.0 Eagles © Nancy Jane York/cc-by-sa-3.0 © Derek and Julie Ramsey/cc-by-sa-2.5
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Aerial view of Homer Spit © flickr.com - Chris Lott/cc-by-2.0
The harbor contains both deep and shallow water docks and serves up to 1500 commercial and pleasure boats at its summer peak. Additional features and attractions include The Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon, which is an artificial “fishing hole”, campgrounds, hotels, and restaurants and the Salty Dawg Saloon, which is constructed out of several historic buildings from Homer. Hundreds of eagles have gathered there in winter to be fed by Jean Keene, the “Eagle Lady”. The Spit features the longest road into ocean waters in the entire world, taking up 10–15 minutes to cover by car.

Halibut and salmon sport fishing, along with tourism, commercial fishing, and logging are the dominant industries. Homer co-hosted the 2006 Arctic Winter Games. The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve co-host a visitor center with interpretive displays known as the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, and there is a cultural and historical museum called “The Pratt Museum“.

Read more on Homer Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Information Center, Homer Tourism, TravelAlaska.com – Homer, alaska.org – homer and Wikipedia Homer (Smart Traveler App by U.S. Department of State - Weather report by weather.com - Global Passport Power Rank - Travel Risk Map - Democracy Index - GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank - Global Competitiveness Report - Corruption Perceptions Index - Press Freedom Index - World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index - UN Human Development Index - Global Peace Index - Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index). Photos by Wikimedia Commons. If you have a suggestion, critique, review or comment to this blog entry, we are looking forward to receive your e-mail at comment@wingsch.net. Please name the headline of the blog post to which your e-mail refers to in the subject line.




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