Traveler’s Guide to Seward, Alaska
Extras and Events
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Silver Salmon Derby in August
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The coho are coming! The coho are coming! Every year in August
when the coho (silver salmon) run is ending, Seward holds their
time-honored Silver Derby. Very popular among locals and loved
by visitors the world over, anglers purchase tickets for this
eight-day slugfest for the shining beauties. Prizes are
awarded daily for weight and for previously tagged “mystery
fish”. Proceeds go to fish enhancement programs in
Resurrection Bay.
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Halibut Derby in June
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Looking for 'chickens' or 'Barn doors' Halibut are happening in the last two weeks of June.
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Mount Marathon Race
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As a part of the town’s July 4th Independence Day celebration,
Seward holds the Mount Marathon Race. Legend has it the race
began when two men got into an argument about whether or not it was
possible to run to the top of Seward’s nearest mountain, now
called Mt. Marathon, and back in an hour (and yes, the record stands
at 43:23).
Today it is one of the most prestigious and brutal mountain races in
the world. Runners cover only a little over 3 miles, but they
ascend 3,000 ft. then descend again along rugged terrain, avalanche
paths and shale slides.
- Shopping
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What Seward lacks in opulence it more than makes up for in
craftsmanship. Exceptionally talented artists have shops in
Seward that are well worth your time. Take an afternoon to
look in windows and go in small shops downtown. Especially, be
on the lookout for mind-boggling woodcarvings.
If you’re looking for souvenirs, then pay
Once in a Blue Moose
a visit. While it’s still possible to find fine gifts
here, it is more fun than it is fancy.
