| What is it? |
The Salty Dawg Saloon is a famous bar on Homer Spit that has its whole inside covered in dollar bills! |
| What makes it historical? |
This was one of the first cabins built on the Homer Spit in 1897! Before it was a saloon, it was Homer’s first post office, a railroad station, a grocery store, and a coal mining office! In the 1940s, Chuck Abbott made it an office for the Standard Oil Company before converting it into a saloon in 1957, two years before Alaska became a state! It survived the “Good Friday” Earthquake of 1964 and moved to its present position, where it still serves a wide assortment of drinks to a wide assortment of salty seafarers! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? |
HERE’S HOW:
- Have a drink at the Salty Dawg Saloon!
- Become a member of the Alaska Historical Society!
- Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
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| Where is this place? |
4380 Homer Spit Road
Homer, AK 99603
From Anchorage: ~227mi (366km) — 3.8hrs
From Fairbanks: ~583mi (939km) — 9.8hrs
From Juneau: ~1073mi (1727km) — 17.9hrs
From Nome: ~558mi (899km) — 9.3hrs |
| When should I go? |
The Salty Dawg Saloon is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! |
