St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church

Interesting Cemetery Structures

This was an interesting stop along our way back to Anchorage. It was surprising to see the colorful little structures over the graves and learn about this tradition. Unfortunately the priest that us...

Eklutna

A wonderful visit to a spiritually restful place. Just off the Glenn Highway but seemingly frozen in time from a century ago.

Hard to find, non-descript remnant of local past

We noted this online as a local point of interest while returning from Homer to Anchorage. It's off the highway and hard to find. It's a small, single-story structure with some interesting architect...

Fascinating Place!

With a bit of spare time after our visit to the Native Alaskan Heritage Museum, we continued out of town a bit more to Eklutna, and I am so glad we did. As photographers, we found the spirit houses, b...

So much potential if the Cemetery is maintained, but still worth a visit

We travel to St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Eklutna, AK. We find out the park is not open on weekends. There is an honorary fee box if the office is closed so you can walk through the cemetery and ...