So we were looking around for something to do for our last day in Homer. We first thought of visiting Seldovia, AK. Another quaint Alaska village accessible only by air or water. But a 45 minute ferry ride and slightly inclement weather caused us to rethink the decision. So I'm back on the hunt and discover that the Kilcher Homestead Living Museum of the Discovery Channels Alaska: The Last Frontier is only 12 miles east of Homer. Who knew? I would have thought something like that would have been in some literature around town but no. And they give tours. We love the show, so that was right up our alley.
We called the number and headed over. We find out that there has been so much rain that the road is bad and we had to walk the last 1/3 of a mile. In the mud. That's probably why our tour group of 10 ended up a tour group of 2.
On the way in we pass a truck, and the driver is Otto Kilcher. And he really does love junk. We walked past rusted cars, old trailers and a house in two separate pieces. On the was back out we were passed by Otto's wife, Charlotte, in her cute orange Subaru. She waved and we waved back.
All star gazing aside, the homestead was just as they picture it on TV. You can see the Barn and the cabin where the 8 Kilcher children were raised. We thought it was interesting that only the two boys are featured on the show. Hmmm.
The young lady that gave the tour was a relative from Switzerland, come to spend some time on the farm and intending to stay the winter. Good luck to her.
Then I was on to the Pratt Museum. There was a bear art exhibit along with a fully articulated skeleton. They have a lot of local history, including the Exxon Valdez spill. I remember when that happened, but like anything that happens far away, was not really on my radar. So imagine my surprise when I discovered how large the spill was. I used their plastic model and laid it over Tennessee. Wow! Can you imagine?
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