August 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 13 °CKodiak Island and the city of Kodiak are our next port of call. Situated in the Aleutian Islands, Kodiak gets lots of rain and snow but the port is ice-free. It's home to a huge fishing industry. The warehouses along the port road receive the fish, snap freeze then ship it. No canning is nowRead more
August 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Formerly known as the Barenov Museum, this building has several claims to fame:-
1. Oldest building in AK
2. Only 1 of 4 remaining Russian structures in AK
3. Oldest Russian building in USA
4. Earliest log structure in West Coast USA, built in 1808
Its a really interesting museum depicting the 3Read more
August 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 13 °CA real frontier town surrounded by steep hills and scree slopes. It's very green because of the high precipitation here. It rains most days. Locals say there has been a drought. Today was the first rain day in 3 weeks.
August 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 13 °CThe working harbour has a huge assortment of different types of boats - no pleasure craft here, just working boats of varying kinds. A protective breakwater guards the marina with a channel to the ocean.
August 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
The Wildlife Refuge Centre demonstrates to visitors the key role that the wildlife refuges of the US and, in particular, Kodiak, have in preserving and maintaining native and migratory species. All of the exhibits are models in realistic setttings.
We learn that the Kodiak Bear is a brown bear butRead more
August 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
The Alutiiq have been in this region for some 7,500 years. Their story is told in the Alutiiq Museum.
The Russians came in the late 1700's and set up this building in 1808 and set up a Magazin, the Russian word for store.
The US purchased Russia in 1867 and this building became the home of theRead more
August 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Found this little interesting painting in the Museum - the four saints of Alaska. St Herman, St Innocent, St Peter the Aleut, St Juvenal.
St Herman was a monk who came to Kodiak in 1794. He lived on Spruce Island where he had an orphanage and school. His home on MOnk's Lagoon is a place ofRead more
August 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 13 °CThe Alutiiq have lived in this area for 7,500 years. Their subsistence lifestyle has made them masters of their seasonal environment.
August 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 13 °CBeautifully preserved timber structure, St Herman was a monk who came to Kodiak in 1794. he had an orphanage and school on Spruce Island nearby.
August 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 13 °CAn active congregation still worship their faith in this church which dates back to the Russian heritage of this island. Fire has destroyed this building several times, but the congregation rebuild.
You might also know this place by the following names:
Kodiak, كودياك, Горад Кадзьяк, Kodiak uhartea, کودیاک، آلاسکا, קודיאק, ADQ, コディアック, 코디액, Кадьяк, कोदियाक, Кодијак, کوڈیاک، الاسکا, 科迪亚克
