• Hope & Sunrise Museum
• Fishing at Resurrection Creek
• Hope’s Historic Buildings
• The view across Turnagain Arm
• Talking history with locals
• Hiking the Resurrection Trail
• Looking for beluga whales along the shore
A Peaceful Place to Fish
Go fishing in Turnagain Arm at Hope’s Resurrection Creek, where it empties into the
ocean.
Hope is Restoring Its Buildings
People in Hope have moved a number of old cabins and important buildings to an area
behind their museum.
If you’re lucky, somebody will be around
to talk with you about their projects, and tell you about Hope.
Surrounded
By National Forests
There are 200 miles of trails in Chugach National Forest, 40 public use cabins, and 15 forest campgrounds on the Seward and Sterling
Highways.
The Chugach National Forest was established by Teddy Roosevelt in 1907.
During the gold rush, prospectors followed each other like sheep, “rushing” from one likely spot
to another, with little logic behind their travels.
For example, first, 3,000 miners arrived in Hope in 1896. They were lured here
after $40,000 worth of gold was pulled from 6-Mile Creek.The next year, all but 150 of them had “rushed” to the Klondike.
Then,
in 1898, 10,000 miners “rushed” back into Hope. One miner got 400 ounces of gold in a single summer.
Gold in Hope
Seriously interested in panning for gold on the Kenai Peninsula? Hope may be the place to do it. Read all about it at this detailed website. Includes
history, mining rights and guidelines, suggestions about equipment, safety advice, and maps.
A
Little Town Called Hope
A Peaceful Place to Fish
Hope is Restoring Its Buildings 
ALASKA 101
BEARFOOT GUIDES
DENALI 101
