Alaska Peninsula · AK
Nelson Lagoon
The only Aleut village on the Bering Sea shore.
- Population
- 41 (2020 census)
- Named
- 1882
- Settled
- 1960
Then
- 1882
The lagoon is named for naturalist Edward Nelson.
- 1906–1917
A salmon saltery runs here.
- 1960
A permanent village is established.
- 2016
An eruption of Mount Pavlof coats the village in ash.
Now
The village lives on salmon fishing. The tide station is at Port Moller, across the bay.