Sunny day for a cruise. We left on the Kennicut about 9:30am. Really nice roomy boat. Jim & Dixie commented that the ferry was as nice as some cruise ships they had been on. We saw whales, sea lions, puffins and played domino's and skip-bo. The food on the ferry was reasonable and good. Burger & fries where 7.95.
We got to our B&B around 9 and met our hosts Bonnie & Roland Baker. Very nice log cabin house. Roland was originally from the British Isles and Bonnie from Montana. They moved to Kodiak 2 years ago because they love the small town atmosphere and I think Roland liked the fact that it is called the Alaskan emerald isle. The B&B is called the Celtic Mist.
The Alutiq people have inhabited the Kodiak Island Archipelago for more than 7500 yrs. In 1784 a new era of Russian activity was born. The Russians fought the Alutiq inhabitants and a brutal conflict ensued, but the Russians superior firepower eventually broke the resistance. The economy was fur trading.
The territory was purchased in 1867 the economy shifted to whaling, crabbing and salmon fishing.
During WWII Kodiak became a major staging area for North Pacific operations. The population soared to more than 25,000. A submarine base and air station were constructed at Women's Bay and an army outpost was established near the Buskin River. We walked around the bunkers and gun emplacements and Fort Ambercrombie.
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