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 K’beq (Footprints) interpretive site opened near Mile 53 in 1997—-an… 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 all named for him. IMAGES: The Cooper Landing Post… 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 Mt. Marathon Race. (Resurrection Bay Historical Society 78.1.65) 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 Arm Gold Rush. Today Hope is considered the best preserved… 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 Iditarod Trail was blazed through the area in 1910 and… 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 the railroad north. IMAGES: T.W. Hawkins (in doorway) arrived… 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 erected in Seward in the 1980s. (Resurrection Bay Historical Society… admin
06 Jan 2020 2012 85th Running of Seward’s Mt. Marathon Foot Race. IMAGES: All photos by Joel Krahn (Courtesy of the Seward Chamber of Commerce) admin
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… admin
