• North to Alaska By RV 2021
    A "we visited the Orthodox Church" photo op — Ninilchik, AK.
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    Ninilchik Russian Orthodox Church

    July 17, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

    In 2001, I was doing research for our first trip to Alaska. That’s when I saw a photo of the very picturesque Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel … more commonly referred to as the Ninilchik Russian Orthodox Church. Built in 1901, it replaced an older church that was built when Ninilchik was founded in 1846.

    We didn’t have time to get down to Ninilchik then. Nor did we have time to do so in 2010. So, I wanted to make sure that we would visit it this year. Turns out, it was easy to do so as the church is accessible just off the Sterling Highway.

    Taking advantage of the beautiful blue-sky day, we stopped for a quick look-see on our way to Homer from Soldotna. A highly-anticipated stop that met and exceeded our expectations.    Read more