After yesterday’s torrential rain, today was spectacular. Exit Glacier was especially beautiful, framed by golden cottonwoods and a blue sky. Take time, when you can, to be a tourist and visit YOUR National Park soon! Submitted by Carol Griswold
Local Photography
Lowell Creek flood control, choreographed
Already high area streams rose even higher after receiving an average of almost half an inch of rain per hour overnight, totaling 4.5 inches between 4 pm and 2:30 am Monday morning. It seemed impossible that the rain could fall any harder as the raindrops merged into an aerial stream. It […]
Monday, September 12, 2016 Trumpeter Swan tragedy AGAIN
On September 5, I observed the fabulous resident TRUMPETER SWAN family flying in formation between their Nash Road nesting site and the head of the bay. The seven 3 ½ month-old cygnets have progressed splendidly, and are now the same size as their parents. On September 8, I refound them […]
Sea Otter Summer
By Russell Stigall — Seward’s half-a-dozen sea otters who call the head of Resurrection Bay home have entertained locals and visitors along the waterfront, summer after summer. Below are photos that document some of these antics from the summer of 2016. These are not National Geographic quality photos, just charismatic […]
Crystal Serenity heads out of Seward for NW Passage
The luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity with up to 1700 passengers and crew set sail from Seward last night shortly before 11 pm. The trip through the Arctic’s fabled Northwest Passage is expected to take 32 days and end in New York City. It is the largest cruise ship to […]
Homer to Homer – Sea Kayak, Fat Bike, Packraft Expedition by Bjorn Olson
This adventure was sent to SCN from photographer/videographer Bjorn Olson of Homer: On the evening of summer solstice, 2016, Kim McNett and I launched our sea kayaks from our home in Homer and spent the next month exploring our “backyard”. Our kayak route took us to Seward where we joined […]
Wild Mountain Goat Visits Seward Harbor
Moose cruise through town often. Bears visit occasionally. Porcupines, river otters, yes we get those too. But mountain goats? A wild mountain goat made its way to Seward Small Boat Harbor this afternoon with Animal Control Officers in hot pursuit. See the video below. It then made its way to […]
Tugboat Tan’erliq puts on a water show
This evening around 6:45, the 140′ tugboat Tan’erliq put on an impressive waterworks show just south of the Seward Boat Harbor, complete with rainbows. More than just a pretty display, it displayed the range, force, and nimble maneuvering of the salt water fire fighting response. The Crowley Marine Services tug is a […]
New bronze statue for Seward
Check out the beautiful new bronze statue of renowned pioneer dog musher Jujiro Wada by Fifth and Railway Avenue near the Alaska Sealife Center. The detailed sculpture was commissioned by the Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers. It was created by Pat Garley, assisted by Colleen Wake, of Arctic Fires Bronze Sculptureworks of Palmer, Alaska. […]
SPECIAL Visitor to Alaska – Seward 1st Stop!
NEWS FROM www.RedChairTravels.com and Bear Lake Lodgings B&B Contact: Patricia Perry, 907-224-2288, stay@BearLakeLodgings.com The Red Chair Makes Coast-to-Coast Journey Move over Flat Stanley, the Red Chair is the newest travel icon Seward, Alaska –Where travelers once held photos of Flat Stanley in unusual places, photographers now shoot photos of a humble red chair. Long […]
SENIOR CRUISE SPECIAL
GRAY WHALE-WATCHING CRUISE SPECIAL FOR SENIORS FRIDAY, MAY 6th, ON RESURRECTION BAY, 12:00pm-4:00pm, IN HONOR OF OLDER AMERICANS MONTH (MAY). Discounted tickets of $38 each are being offered to seniors age 60 and older to enjoy a gray whale-watching tour aboard a Major Marines vessel. The discounted tickets are offered to seniors of Seward, Moose Pass, and […]
US Coast Guard Cutter Mustang at drydock
Massive landslide on Mt Benson
A massive landslide occurred recently on Mt Benson. The impressive scar and debris is easily viewed from the highway and dump road. Carol Griswold
Seward Locals Featured in Nat Geo Video
Local charter boat captain Devin Putney along with local videographer Josh Thomas, were film crew and cast in a National Geographic documentary about the ecosystem in Prince William Sound, 26 years after the oil spill in the region. Well known killer whale researchers Dr. Craig Matkin and Eva Saulitis were also […]
Huge landslide blocks Lowell Point Road
After torrential rains, the supersaturated soil on the steep mountainside along Lowell Point Road gave way this afternoon at a new spot around 2 pm. The huge slide, about mile 1.5, included a massive spruce tree, snapped in half, mud, and rocks. Public Works does not plan to start clearing […]
2016 Seward Polar Bear Jump
A few photos of the Seward Polar Bear Jump. I’m sure there are a zillion more! Carol Griswold
