September is when fall hunting season begins throughout Alaska, including Kenai. For many regions, it’s open season for moose, Dall sheep, deer and caribou. Big game hunting requires harvest tickets or registration, and harvest reports are due within 15 days of when the season closes. Kenai Peninsula is Game Management Unit (GMU) 15 in…
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Welcome Hunting Season!
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Thai One On
What’s a Thai restaurant doing in a tiny Alaskan town? Serving phenomenal dishes while taking advantage of the local fresh seafood! Located on Willow Street with 100 percent glowing reviews, you’ll find genuine flavors and an authentic menu as well as touches of comfort food that will have you forgetting that you’re in Alaska….
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Kalgin Island
Just 20 miles from Kenai is the gorgeous Kalgin Island, located in the Lower Cook Inlet and dubbed a Critical Habitat Area. It’s flat, very green and mostly composed of wetlands flanking Swamp Creek. At just over 22 square miles, this part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough is accessible by boat in August and…
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A Brief Kenai History
This charming town on the Kenai Peninsula has a population of just over 7,000 and is known for fantastic hospitality—and fishing. Named for the Dena’ina word for “flat,” it’s a nod to the open meadow area with few trees and low ridges. Nestled along the mouth of the Kenai River, archaeologists think the area…