Seward Alaska sits on the end of Resurrection Bay which was named by Russian explorers who first entered the bay on an Easter Sunday in the late 1700's. It is an open water harbor with lots of fishing and cargo, which gets transferred to the Alaskan Railroad to journey inland.
It is a pretty little town.
The small boat harbor.
The library and museum.
The Episcopal church, one of the oldest churches in town. It has an Ascension mural painted by one of its members who painted the Ascension with the disciples being the local people. Most interesting.
The Iditarod dogsled race begins in Seward, which commemorates the desperate attempt the deliver diphtheria medication to Nome Alaska.
For the hearty there is a forth of July race up Marathon Mountain. It is a little over three miles long with. The record time of just over 46 minutes. No thanks!
On Good Friday, March 27, 1964 a huge Earthquake rocked Seward. It was rated a 9.2 on the Richter scale and has been upgraded to a 9.5. The ground rocked for over 4 minutes, which must have seemed like forever. It was followed by several huge tsunami waves that destroyed everything the quake didn't. The only visible reminders of that event are all the tsunami evacuation route signs.
Well tonight we pack to travel to Anchorage to begin our flight home. What a great trip this has been. Alaska is amazing and we have been blessed to have have experienced it.
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