A visit to Kodiak endears you with bragging rights! We invite you to
experience what many people say when they come here: “Wow, this is real
Alaska!” If you enjoy hiking, sipping a latte or micro-brew beer,
kayaking, bear viewing, gardening (how do you grow stuff in Alaska, anyway?), discovering local art, reading a good book on the beach, or taking pictures, Kodiak is for you.
As your hosts, we enjoy attending to your needs, hopes and dreams,
whether it’s your birthday or your first trip to Alaska. You’ll feel
relaxed and renewed because nourishing the body, mind and soul is our
number one priority.
Nature provides the setting and we bathe you in hospitality.
We enjoy helping people plan their trips on Kodiak Island, and we’re more than happy to answer your every question.
So please let us know how we can help make your visit extra special.
Cheers to you,
Cliff House B&B
Marion and Marty Owen
1223 Kouskov
Kodiak, AK 99615 USA
907-539-5009 (Marion’s mobile)
Email: mygarden(@)alaska.net
In the mid 1700s, Russian trappers began hunting sea otters in Alaska. Their first settlement was near present-day Kodiak. Within a few years though, the outposts in Alaska were in desperate need of food, so
a Russian exploring and sea-otter hunting expedition sailed for California. It was headed by Ivan Aleksandrovich Kouskov. On January 8, 1809, Kuskov’s ship, the Kodiak, anchored in Bodega Bay, just north of San Francisco.
The Russians stayed about eight months, trapping otters and surveying the land. And setup an outpost 18 miles north of Bodega Bay, on a bluff overlooking a harbor. Here the Russians built a fort made of redwood logs. A log stockade surrounded nine buildings including a large house and a chapel. The stockade had blockhouses and cannons to defend the fort. Outside the stockade were other buildings used as workshops, storehouses, and quarters for the Aleuts. On the beach was a wharf, a tannery, and a place where ships were built. The fort, known as Fort Ross, was dedicated on August 13, 1812.