23 Jan 2020 1984 Archaeologists found prehistoric artifacts, Indian and Eskimo graves near Mile 55 of the Sterling Highway near Cooper Landing. The Kenaitze/USFS… Karen Lewis
23 Jan 2020 1884 Joseph Cooper discovers gold in what is now known as Cooper Landing. Cooper Landing, Cooper Lake, and Cooper Creek are… Karen Lewis
15 Jan 2020 1915 The first Mt. Marathon foot race is held in Seward. IMAGE: Johnny Hughes won first place in the 1939… Karen Lewis
15 Jan 2020 1885 Hope, along with Sunrise, sprang up as a supply center for miners who stampeded to the area during the Turnagain… Karen Lewis
15 Jan 2020 1909 Oscar Christensen and Mickey Natt came to the Moose Pass area by horse and dog team in 1909. The original… Karen Lewis
15 Jan 2020 Aug. 28th, 1903 Official birthday of the city of Seward when John Ballaine and 82 other pioneers arrived in Resurrection Bay to build… Karen Lewis
06 Jan 2020 1978 Congress designates the Iditarod Trail a National Historic Trail. IMAGE: This sign designated the beginning of Iditarod Trail was… Rachel Blakeslee
06 Jan 2020 2012 85th Running of Seward’s Mt. Marathon Foot Race. IMAGES: All photos by Joel Krahn (Courtesy of the Seward Chamber… Rachel Blakeslee
06 Jan 2020 2019 KMTA celebrates its 10th year as a National Heritage Area. In the past 10 years KMTA has invested over $1.07… Rachel Blakeslee
