In 1896, Homer Pennock and fifty other persons, built a small settlement at the end of the Homer Spit. The settlement became "Homer" named after Homer Pennock.

The "Spit" wiggles its way about 5 miles out into the Katchemak Bay. Shop, dine, or just relax and watch the many different sea birds and sea life on the "Spit".

Average annual snow fall in Homer is 54", the temperature fluctuates from below 0 to as high as 50 degrees in the winter. The summer temperature is fairly tempurate because of being so close to the ocean.

The shortest day of the year has 6 hours of daylight, and the longest 18 and half hours of daylight.

Homer is rich with writers and artists. If you love the arts, Homer is the place to be in Alaska...

Nature
Pratt Museum
Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
Katchemak State Park
Homer Field Trips

Dining
Homestead Restaurant Local Seafood Specials, Prime @ 5 primerib... 907.235.8723

Sourdough Express Bakery and Cafe, all you can eat Alaskan Crab... 907.235.7571

Boardwalk Fish and Chips, scrumptious beer batter Halibut... 907.235.7749

Cosmic Kitchen, Blackened Halibut... 907.235.6355

Salty Dawg Saloon, at the end of the "Spit", best time to visit and to wet your whistle is between 4 - 7pm, right around the time fishing charters come in. Listen and talk about the catch or sight of the day with the patrons there.

Art Shops and Studios
Arts
Art Shop Gallery
Fireweed Gallery
Bunnell Street Gallery
Picture Alaska
Ptarmigan Arts
Homer Council of the Arts
Sea Lion Gallery
Inua
Morning Star Studio

Sights around Homer
Russian Villages of Nikolaevsk, Vozneseka, Razdoina, and Kachemak Selo. All unique with Alaskan/Russian culture.

Halibut Cove, Take the Danny J just 6 miles to the south of Homer, and visit the unique village of Halibut Cove. The town was pioneered by Clem Tillion, a commercial fishermen, a politician from Alaska. Twenty of the forty residents living in Halibut Cove are artists.

Take Rainbow Tours to the unique town of Seldovia, just 15 miles southwest of Homer. Seldovia has less than 300 residents, which is laid back and peaceful.

Sport Fishing
Alaska Halibut Fishing Charters

Shops
Nomar Manufacturing
Kachemak Gear Shed

Transportation
Alaska Seaplanes
Alaska Marine Highway
Pioneer Car Rentals