a historic village in Alaska, with wooden house shops along a land spit into the sea

1. Homer, Alaska Homer is a small community at the end of Kachemak Bay, Alaska, surrounded by mountains, glaciers and volcanoes. Bald eagles fly and fish there by hundreds. Many of the locals are artists of several arts - painting, pottery, sculpture, music and more. There are fine galleries, a museum and several nature centers.

2. City of Homer

6. Or by water…

7. Getting to Homer is an odyssey ! All routes cross a region of natural wonders:

8. Kachemak bay

18. Homer : mountains, glaciers, dense evergreen forests, the 4½ mile long sand spit, and a thriving community.

19. The Homer spit with the Kachemak Bay and snowy peaks.

26. Homer town still displays some beautiful buildings and cabins, mainly shops, cafés and hotels along Pioneer Avenue . But new buildings also house some of the best attractions in town.

28. and the new one.

30. Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge This 37,000-square-foot facility offers trails, state-of-the-art exhibits, a refuge film, daily naturalist programs in summer, and a discovery lab.

68. Cafe cups is a charming, eclectic restaurant in Homer

74. The Sweet Berries Café In the heart of Homer, in one of its oldest buildings

81. Handmade wild berry jams and jellies, smoked salmon, ulu knives, souvenirs, gifts, and gift baskets from Alaska.

91. Shopping Map

117. Cute storefronts along the Homer Spit .

122. To keep your north

127. Cool looking building…

134. Fish and Chips anywhere

152. Wild Alaskan Berry jams, jellies, honeys, and syrups

153. The infamous Salty Dawg saloon The Salty Dawg was of the first cabins built in 1897, soon after Homer became a town. The distinctive lighthouse tower was added to cover a water storage tank, thus completing one of Homer's more historical and recognizable landmarks.

158. http://www.saltydawgsaloon.com/index.html

168. The Spit at dusk

182. Homer in winter

204. Lupine and Kachemak Bay