For the kids at this year’s “Marine Mammal Mystery Camp ... Every year, the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies in Homer hosts the five-day, four-night camp at Peterson Bay Field Station.

But what a dead end: Homer’s breathtaking coordinates–where the Kenai Mountains and sundry glaciers dribble into the sea at Kachemak Bay–and the mild-for-Alaska coastal climate have drawn ...

"For years, I would rent a U-Haul in the Valley, drive it to Homer and put ... something's got to give." Ask coastal Alaska residents about what it would take to return the Alaska Marine Highway ...

Southwest Alaska, including the communities of Kodiak, Homer and Seldovia, will celebrate with activities on the ferry Tustumena. Dates to be determined. Bellingham, Wash., will celebrate Sept.