Kodiak

Kodiak Island is in southwestern Alaska, in the Gulf of Alaska, 250 miles south of Anchorage. It is Alaska's largest island and second largest in the US, after the Big Island in Hawaii. The City of Kodiak is situated on the east shore of Kodiak Island.

Kodiak NWR - Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge

Kodiak Halal Travel Guide

The Kodiak Island Borough, with a population of 13,900, includes The City of Kodiak, seven villages and the U.S. Coast Guard Base, plus several remote camps and lodges. Due to its magnificent green summers, Kodiak is called Alaska's Emerald Isle.

Commercial fishing accounts for about a third of the local economy. Kodiak is home port to Alaska's largest and most diversified fishing fleet, over 700 commercial fishing vessels. Next comes government and military services (the Coast Guard's largest facility in the U.S. is on Kodiak). Third is tourism, with only about 35,000 tourists in 2010. Tourism in Kodiak is an afterthought, which is not a bad thing if you're a tourist and want to see Alaska in the raw. The City of Kodiak and the Coast Guard's Integrated Support Command Kodiak, located 8 miles southwest of the city, are where the people are. The rest of the emerald green island remains in its beautiful natural state (most is part of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge), with some tourist lodges and native people's encampments scattered on or near the coastline.

Kodiak, View from Pillar Mountain - City of Kodiak, looking east from Pillar Mountain

How is the Climate in Kodiak

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Kodiak is cloudy an average of 306 days per year; expect just 3 or 4 clear days during the summer months of June through September. Measurable amounts of rain takes place on at least 15 days out of every month. The weather in Kodiak can change abruptly, so a good raincoat or windbreaker is a necessity on every day's outing, even if there isn't a cloud in the sky.

Get in

Tustumena, Alaska Marine Highway - M/V Tustumena, part of the Alaska Marine Highway

Because it is situated on an island, Kodiak is accessible only by air and sea.

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Kodiak

• Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport IATA Flight Code: ADQ 57.7497, -152.494 five miles southwest of downtown - Kodiak Airport - ADQ-Aerial Map Daily scheduled Flights to/from Anchorage. Alaska Airlines and Ravn (formerly Era Aviation)] have daily flights available to and from the island.

Travel by ship/cruise to Kodiak

See also: Alaska Marine Highway

If flying isn't your thing, Alaska Marine Highway System offers ferry service to Kodiak (at Pier 1 downtown) via the M/V Tustemena, or what the Kodiak local residents fondly call the "Rusty Tusty".

Kodiak is a boutique port on the Alaskan cruise ship summer circuit. Premium or luxury cruise ships call at Kodiak's Pier 2 (City Dock), about 1 mile southwest of the downtown area. Some cruise lines offer shuttle service from City Dock to downtown and back. If not and the most direct pedestrian access from City Dock to downtown is along Shelikof Street, walking with the water to your right, past Kodiak's fish processing facilities and small boat harbor. In 2017, Kodiak is slated to host 16,600 passengers sailing on 15 ships.

How to get around in Kodiak

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By foot

The first place to visit is the downtown visitor center, 100 Marine Way, Ste 200, at the foot of Center Street next to the ferry terminal at Pier 1. The visitor center is open Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. year round. From early May through late September, it is open also on Saturday and hours are extended to accommodate the ferry or cruise ship schedules. The historic points of interest in downtown Kodiak are clustered together just northeast of the small boat harbor and can be easily covered by foot. /uploads/dt_walking_map.pdf A walking map of downtown Kodiak may be obtained from the visitor center.

Bicycles can also be rented daily for riding around the city of Kodiak and local parks.

By vehicle

Kodiak has less than 100 miles of public roads and about half of that is asphalt. Best way to get around Kodiak's short road system is to rent a car.

For the more adventurous you can charter a float plane to take you to a remote destination or charter a boat to take you along the long coastline of the second largest island in the USA.

What to see in Kodiak

Kodiak Brown Bear - Kodiak brown bear

• Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository | 215 Mission Road 57.789, -152.402 near Kashevaroff Ave, opposite the Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church ☎ +1 844-425-8844 Opening Hours: Tuesday - Fri, 10am - 4pm; Sat, Noon - 4pm; Closed Sunday & Monday Adults $7. Children 16 & under free Alutiiq Museum A Preserves the 7,500-year legacy of Kodiak's indigenous Alutiiq (“A-LOO-tick”) people. The exhibits display one of the largest collections of Alutiiq artifacts in the state, ranging from a kayaker in his waterproof parka of seal gut to a 19th-century spruce-root hat. Take time to explore 'Sharing Words,' an intriguing interactive computer program that uses village elders to teach Alutiiq words and songs in an attempt to save the indigenous language.

Russian-American Magazine (19925068093) - Baranov Museum, Russian-American Magazin

• Baranov Museum - Kodiak Historical Society - 101 E Marine Way 57.7873, -152.4034 near Center Ave opposite Kodiak National Wildlife ☎ +1 907 486-5920 Opening Hours: Summer: 10-4pm Monday - Sat; Winter: 10-3pm Tues - Sat. Adults $5; children 12 & under, Free 381987 Baranov Museum Russian-American Magazine (19925068093) . Museum is housed in the oldest building in Alaska and the Russian American Magazin or Erskine House. Exhibits interpret Kodiak's Russian perioid (1741-1867), early American perioid (1867-1912), and modern perioid (1912-present).

View of Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church cupolas, Kodiak, Alaska - Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church cupolas

• Holy Resurrection Gothic Church - Russian Orthodox | 385 Kashevaroff Ave 57.7884, -152.403 between Mission Road and Marine Way ☎ +1 907 486-3854 Opening Hours: Sunday 8am–12pm; Thursday, 5pm–7pm; Saturday 5pm–8pm Holy Resurrection Church (Kodiak, Alaska) - Holy Resurrection Church, Kodiak The most recognized building in the city, it houses the oldest continuously operating Russian Orthodox parish in America. The original church was built in 1794 by the early Russian colonists. The current church building is the fourth church on this site, built in 1945 after a fire destroyed the previous church. Amazingly, this church building survived the tsunami that hit the city after the 1964 earthquake.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Kodiak

Map Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge - Map Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge

• Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge - Wildlife Visitor Center | 502 Center Street 57.7876, -152.4040 between Mission Road and Marine Way, opposite Baranov Museum ☎ +1 907-487-0282 Opening Hours: Summer: 9 am-5 pm daily; Winterː Tue, Thu-Sat, 12 pm-5 pm; Wednesday 10 am-5 pm Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor center offers a fun, interactive exhibit hall, including a complete skeleton of a 36 foot gray whale, for learners of all ages to spark an interest in the wild lands of Kodiak Refuge and the plants and animals that call the island home. It also features Kodiak videos on demand, a small Alaska Geographic bookstore, trip planning information, and outdoor summer programs for the whole family. Getting to the refuge is not as simple as jumping into a car. The refuge covers most of Kodiak Island, most only accessible by floatplane or boat.

• Wildlife viewing - Wildlife follows flora and terrain: elk and deer in the north where the dark green spruce forests dominate, bison in the mid-sections where the grazing lands are, mountain goats in the higher elevations, caribou herds to the south where tundra and grasslands are. And the massive Kodiak brown bear can be found throughout the island, thanks to the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2016.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Kodiak

Check out the shops around the small boat harbor along W. Marine Way and Shelikof. Visit the museum (Alutiiq and Baranov) gift shops for Native or Russian made arts and crafts.

Halal Food & Restaurants

• Old Powerhouse Restaurant 516 E Marine Way☎ +1 907 481-1088 - Great seafood in a friendly environment.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Kodiak

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Kodiak Legends Lodge - P.O. Box 128, Larsen Bay, AK 99624 +1-877-563-4111 A wilderness escape offering fly fishing, saltwater fishing, wildlife viewing, eco-adventures and spectacular scenery. Perched on the shoreline of Uyak Bay and the lodge offers a panoramic view of Kodiak's deep fjords and emerald hills.

Cope

A. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library, 319 Lower Mill Bay Road, provides connection to the outside world. Free, public-use Internet computers are located near the circulation desk.

Dillard's Stop or Drop Laundromat, 216 Shelikof Street, across from the small boat harbor, also provides internet access; they charge $2 for 15 minutes. ☎ (907) 486-2345.

McDonalds, 209 Thorsheim Street in downtown Kodiak, of course, provides wi-fi with your fries.

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