Sights in Seldovia
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Halibut Cove
Halibut Cove, an absurdly quaint village of 30 year-round residents, is the kind of place you'll wish you grew up in. In the early 1920s the cove supported 42 herring salteries and had a population of over 1000. Today it's home to the noted Saltry restaurant, a handful of art galleries, a warren of boardwalks - but no roads.
The Danny J travels to the cove twice daily. It departs Homer at 12:00, swings past Gull Island and arrives at 13:30. There, you have 2½ hours to explore and have lunch. The ferry returns to the Spit by 17:00 and then makes an evening run to the cove for dinner, returning to Homer at 22:00. The noon tour is dearer than the evening trip. Book through C…
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St Nicholas Orthodox Church
Seldovia's most popular attraction by far is this onion-domed church, St Nicholas Orthodox Church, which overlooks the town from a hill just off Main St. Built in 1891 and restored in the 1970s, the church is open on weekday afternoons, when you can go inside to view the exquisite icons. Also notice the chandelier, made from old barrel staves. Although there's no resident clergyman, every so often the priest from Nanwalek travels here to conduct services.
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