Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: TRAVEL - Brief article

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On your next visit to Homer, take the opportunity to I get out of the car/boat/plane, stretch your legs, and enjoy the Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center. Located at Mile 95 on the Sterling Highway, "admission to the Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center and all guided walks, talks, and discovery labs are free of charge," explains Marianne Aplin, the Center's manager.

The Center is a fusion of art and education, combining "whimsical" wrought iron bicycle racks shaped like shorebirds and a Centennial Photo Exhibition with presentations given by Fish and Wildlife Service Rangers and Alaska Geographic films and talks.

Aplin says the Center tells the story of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, which was established "to conserve marine mammals, seabirds and other migratory birds, and the marine resources upon which they rely." She continues, "exhibits give visitors an interactive glimpse of Alaska's...