Far North Alaska
Kotzebue - Situated on the Northwest shore of the Baldwin Peninsula in Kotzebue Sound near the mouths of the Kobuk and Noatak Rivers, Kotzebue has one of the largest communities of indigenous people in the Bush with 80 percent of the residents Inupiat. Named after Polish explorer Otto von Kotzebue who stumbled onto the village in 1816 while searching for the Northwest Passage, it serves as the transport and commerce center for surrounding villages and as a departure point into Noatak National Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park and Cape krusenstern National Monument.
Interests
Nome - Perhaps best known as the finish for the annual Iditarod Sled Dog Race, Nome is said to be an abbreviation for "No Name". It sits at one of the western most points in North America on Norton Sound and is 102 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Established in 1901 as a gold rush boom town, it is a commercial hub for Northwest Alaska.
City of Nome
Nome Chamber of Commerce
Nome Convention and Visitors Bureau