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Woody Island State Recreation Site |
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This small island has two
permanent residents living on it and two summer homes. The remainder of
the thirteen mile circumference island is free to explore and full of
clues from the past. Woody Island was home for centuries to the Alutiiq
people, who fished and hunted there before the Russians established their
own agricultural colony. Life resurged in the late 1800s with a Baptist
Orphanage and a small town on the island. Woody Island has also has served
as a staging ground for military communications during World War II. Now,
all that’s left is a small Christian summer camp run by the American
Baptists. (excerpt from the Kodiak Military History Museum website). Woody Island is located in Chiniak Bay, 2.6 miles east of Kodiak. For further information on the history of Woody Island, visit the Kodiak Military History Museum website. Notice: Private lands adjacent to the State Recreation Site may require special permits to access. If you plan to enter these areas, contact the appropriate native corporation or private landowner in advance. Click here for a land status map |
Woody Island State Recreation Site Links |
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Kodiak Area State Parks Home
Ft. Abercrombie
Buskin River
Pasagshak River
Woody Island
Shuyak Island
Afognak Island
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