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The Kenai Peninsula is all of Alaska’s diverse landscape in miniature with salmon streams, wetlands, salt marshes, coastal rainforests, alpine tundra, estuaries, bays and coves. The Kenai Peninsula has vast resources that allow communities on the Peninsula to enjoy robust economies. Homer is on the tip of the Peninsula, on the Kachemak Bay “Where the Land Meets the Sea.” Anchor Point is on the Sterling Highway, in the Anchor River valley, on bluffs overlooking Cook Inlet. Anchor Point is 20 minutes from Kachemak Bay.

Homer is a unique rural community. Listed as one of the Top 100 small Art Towns, the Homer Council on the Arts provides residents with opportunities to be involved in the arts through classes, workshops, galleries, museums, art competitions, an annual visiting writers forum, and live performances by the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra and at the Pier One Theater. The Bunnell Street Gallery showcases works by Alaskan artists, and offers lectures, discussions, concerts, and studio tours. The Pratt Museum, the only natural history museum in a 25,600-square-mile area, features exhibits on the arts, natural history, native cultures, fishing, and marine ecology. A homesteading cabin features period furnishings, and a botanical garden and forest nature trail provide up close looks at local vegetation. A Museum Store offers books and gifts. Homer is the launching point for adventurers going to Kodiak and Dutch Harbor via the Alaska Marine Highway. Homer is the halibut fishing capital of the World. Halibut, and other fish such as salmon, rockfish, lingcod, and steelhead, can be caught from the shore or from a boat. For those who don’t want to hold a fishing pole, clams, mussels and oysters are easy to “catch.” Homer has a small boat harbor, with repair services, fuel and provisions available. Annual events in Homer include the King Salmon Tournament, Shorebird Festival, Kayak Festival and July 4th Halibut Tournament. Shopping opportunities in Homer range from unique Alaskan items made by local craftsmen to recreation gear and groceries. A walking trail winds through the downtown business district, past coffee houses, galleries, tour operators, a book store and services. Restaurants in Homer feature locally caught seafood, excellent sourdough bread, BBQ, microbrews, ice cream and ethnic food. The Parks and Recreation Division maintain Homer’s 18 parks, campgrounds, trails, and cemeteries. Parks and Recreation also oversees the Homer Beautification Project.

Anchor Point is "North America’s Most Westerly Highway Point." This rural community is friendly and charming, and residents are interested in their neighbors, and the town. The community enjoys ice fishing in winter, and river and saltwater fishing year round. Other popular recreational activities include cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, hiking, and camping. Anchor Point boasts that the “real Alaska” is right outside your door when you live here. Community involvement opportunities include the Chamber of Commerce, Friends of the Library, and the VFW. These groups, and many others based in Anchor Point, host events through the year, including a Community Award Banquet, Snow Rondi, Cabin Fever Variety Show, Calcutta Auction and Saltwater King Salmon Tournament, Kids All-American Fishing Derby, 4th of July Celebration, Fall Fun Festival, and Holiday events. The Anchor River is home to beaver and river otter. Seals are visible from the beaches of Anchor Point. A large bald eagle population lives in the area, along with many moose. Other area animals include brown and black bears, minks, coyotes, foxes, and wolves. Anchor Point received its name in 1787 when Captain James Cook, heading the crews of the Resolution and the Discovery, lost a large kedge anchor in the tide currants. In 1896, gold seekers panned and sluiced for gold on the beach south of Anchor Point. Missionaries and homesteaders arrived in the 1940s. They planted crops, raised livestock, and built the community that still stands strong today.

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