Larsen Bay Lodge

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#669966" TEXT="#080000" background="06d01573.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Kodiak Alaska Vacation Guide</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kodiak Alaska Vacation Guide">home</A>                                            <B>back to</B>  <A HREF="kodiak_hotels_resorts_lodges.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kodiak Hotels Resorts Lodges">Kodiak Hotels Resorts Lodges</A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="kodiak_travel_guide.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kodiak Vacation Guide">Kodiak Vacation Guide</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="editorial.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Editorial">Editorial</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="advertising.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advertising">Advertising</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="questions.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Questions">Questions</A></div> <div> <I><B>Larsen Bay Lodge</B></I></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="06cd2013.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="afognak_wilderness_lodge.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Afognak Wilderness Lodge">Afognak Wilderness Lodge</A></div> <div> <A HREF="zachar_bay_lodge_kodiak.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Zachar Bay Lodge Kodiak">Zachar Bay Lodge Kodiak</A></div> <div> <B>Larsen Bay Lodge</B></div> <div> <A HREF="raspberry_island_camps.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Raspberry Island Remote Camps">Raspberry Island Remote Camps</A></div> <div> <A HREF="kodiak_island_resort.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kodiak Island Resort">Kodiak Island Resort</A></div> <div> <A HREF="bear_paw_lodge.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bear Paw Lodge">Bear Paw Lodge</A></div> <div> <A HREF="kodiak_buskin_river_inn.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kodiak Buskin River Inn">Kodiak Buskin River Inn</A></div> <div> <A HREF="shelikof_lodge.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shelikof Lodge">Shelikof Lodge</A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="690" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#CCFFCC > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 1 WIDTH="686"><div> <B>Larsen Bay Lodge</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="21e460e0.gif" border=0 width="70" height="14" ALT="5 points" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="24a355b0.jpg" border=0 width="309" height="91" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> This is a very nice and quiet spot on Kodiak!</div> <div> Larsen Bay Lodge offers a variety of activities. Fishing available: King Salmon, Sockeye, Silver, Steelhead, Dolly Varden, Halibut, Black Bass, Ling Cod and Crab. Hunting for Sitka Black Tail Deer and Sea Ducks. Wildlife viewing for Kodiak Brown Bear, Whale, Sea Lion, Seal, Sea Otter and a variety of Birds. Please visit our website for more details. Contact me if you have any questions. Thank you!</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="24bbf5d0.jpg" border=0 width="191" height="93" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Lisa Carlson</div> <div> larsenbaylodge@aol.com</div> <div> (800) 748-2238</div> <div> website: <A HREF="http://www.larsenbaylodge.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.larsenbaylodge.com">larsenbaylodge.com</A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Larsen Bay<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Larsen Bay is named for Peter Larsen, a furrier, hunter, trapper & guide. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Larsen Bay is located 62 miles west southwest from the borough of Kodiak.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Larsen Bay itself is a small bay off the much larger Uyak Bay.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The population of Larsen Bay is about 75.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The village is located where Larsen Bay joins Uyak Bay.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Despite Larsen Bay’s remote location, there is a hydroelectric plant that provides electricity to the village.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The tide rises and falls about 20 feet twice a day!<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The first salmon cannery on Kodiak was built in 1882 at the mouth of the Karluk River. In 1889 the salmon harvest from the Karluk River reached 3.4 million Salmon! Over 100,000 were caught in one net!<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Kodiak Salmon Packers in Larsen Bay is the oldest operating salmon cannery is Alaska! Built in 1911 it still employs about 160 people each summer! </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In 1962 a fish pass was built around the falls on the Dog Salmon River so sockeye salmon could reach the wonderful virgin spawning and rearing habitat of Frazer Lake. This is where some of our best sockeye salmon fishing takes place. It is also where National Geographic and others do much of their filming and photography of Kodiak Bears.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Any halibut over about 30 lbs. is a female!<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Two Halibut over 400lbs were caught at Larsen Bay Lodge in 2003! (The current Alaska State record halibut is 459lbs.)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="581" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#99FFCC > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 168 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24c9f620.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="98" ALT="alaska bay" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="21e460e0.gif" border=0 width="70" height="14" ALT="5 points" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Kodiak Chamber of Commerce Phone: 907-486-5557<I> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.kodiak.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kodiak.org">http://www.kodiak.org</A></FONT></div> <div> Kodiak Island Convention & Visitors Bureau 100 Marine Way 99615</div> <div> <I>Transportation to Kodiak</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>A Public Service of:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.AdamsChocolate.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.AdamsChocolate.com/">AdamsChocolate.com</A>    Custom Novelty Chocolates for the Hospitality Industry</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.RadioZX.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.RadioZX.com">RadioZX.com</A>   Internet Radio an Alaska Broadcaster</div> <div> Copyright © 1996 to date, AST2.com LLC all Rights Reserved</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>