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| Kenai harbors historic start of peninsula life |
| The city of Kenai represents a cooperative amalgamation of salmon fishing, oil exploration and tourism. Within the city limits live 6,942 people who share the peninsula's hub for transportation, industry and history.
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| Seward offers gateway to Alaska's charms |
| Picturesque Seward, named for the secretary of state who engineered the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia, is a town of about 3,000 at the head of Resurrection Bay on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. A popular visitor destination, it lies 95 highway miles from Soldotna and 125 miles from Anchorage.
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| Preserving the peninsula's pristine views |
| Residents and visitors enjoy the natural beauty of Alaska's environment. Keeping the state clean for years to come takes the cooperation of both. The Kenai Peninsula has many trash, recycling and RV dumping sites.
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| Soldotna: River city is crossroads to peninsula |
| If "X" marks the spot, then "Y" points to an assortment of spots for all kinds of play. In this case, the "Y" is the intersection of the Sterling and the Kenai Spur highways, in the center of the city of Soldotna.
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| Homer: A bit of paradise on the peninsula |
| Seen from the air, one soon grasps the fact there is no place like it on Earth. Once on the ground, that assessment is only confirmed. Nestled along the toe of a steep ridge falling to the north shore of Kachemak Bay, the city of Homer and its surroundings have become the stuff of near legend, blessed with extraordinary scenic beauty, ocean air currents that bring relatively easy winters and comfortably mild summers, and an active, involved and artistic population.
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| Russian Orthodox churches are big draws |
| The Russian Orthodox Church has a long history in Alaska, evidenced by the historic buildings left behind and the active congregations that sprouted from those early roots.
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