Quite the scene for Labor Day weekend. Locals excited the silver salmon showed up here in the past few days, as the red (sockeye) salmon were a no-show this summer in much of Alaska. Talked with people working on putting away 50pounds for their family for the winter.
We were surprised the shoreline is wall-to-wall camper sites (city-owned, with a ParkMobile-like pay system.) We learned the former canneries and industry were destroyed here in a 1964 9.2 earthquake, then it was deemed unbuildable.
Hundreds of people, families, fishing, mainly from around here, and the 5-10lb salmon are jumping!