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NEWS Peninsula Clarion Since before statehood, Karen McGahan has frequented Nikishka Beach every summer. She's watched five generations of her family search for agates, fly kites and roast marshmallows on the beach.

Nikiski residents protest restricted access to Nikishka Beach Road

About three dozen people protest Saturday afternoon in front of a guard shack and barriers blocking access to a stretch of Cook Inlet beach in Nikiski. They question the legality of the closure and security measures put in place by Offshore Systems Kenai.
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About three dozen people protest Saturday afternoon in front of a guard shack and barriers blocking access to a stretch of Cook Inlet beach in Nikiski. They question the legality of the closure and security measures put in place by Offshore Systems Kenai.
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