Cook Inlet · AK

Ninilchik

A Russian-era village above Cook Inlet.

Population: 845 (2020 census)
Settled: 1847
Church: 1901

Then

1847
Grigorii Kvasnikov's family moves here from Kodiak.
1901
The Russian Orthodox church is built on its present site.
1950
The Sterling Highway comes through.
2007
The Caribou Hills fire burns nearly 60,000 acres.

Now

Beach and inlet fishing draw visitors, along with the church on the bluff. This place covers Anchor Point and Chisik Island across the inlet.

5 tide stations around Ninilchik

Sources

Ninilchik, Alaska (Wikipedia)