Seldovia, AK

We drove to the Homer Spit and cruised to the historic community of Seldovia. There are no roads to this lovely little, picturesque village of 300 people. It is only accessible by air and sea. Our Cook Inlet cruise lasted a few hours, and we saw many species of birds unique to the area along with kelp and pods of sea otters. Thousands for birds perch on the lovely rock formations that seem to grow out of the water. Seldovia was our port of call, and we were allowed to stay for three hours. The village was settled around 1800 by Russians as a trading station and is one of the oldest in the Cook Inlet. The name means Herring Bay. By 1898 it belonged to Alaska, and its post office was built that year. Seldovia flourished in the 1900s because it is on one of the only ice free harbors in Alaska. Today, the largest employer in town is the Seldovia Village Tribe.

Seldovia has retained much of its old Alaska charm and Russian traditions. The
Quaint little St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church was built in 1891. It is now a national historic site. We strolled the old part of Seldovia, admiring the buildings on tall pilings and the small shops. We were awed by the thousands of salmon swimming under the Seldovia Slough Bridge. Jerry’s salmon lunch was the best ever. To our surprise, we spotted an Airstream trailer parked beside a lovely log house. Seldovia is a little hidden gem that no visitor should miss visiting.