FRIDAY JULY 11
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12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Part 1 of 2: Mural creation workshop with Terry Josey, for 
children ages 8 - 12 years.  Each child may take home his or her mural section.  $15 fee.  
Location to be announced. Limit of 15 places. Contact Kristin at the Copper River Watershed 
Project (424-3334 or email) to reserve a spot at this workshop.
4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Local Arts and Crafts Festival. The Alaska Department
of Fish & Game's Mobile Aquatic Education Classroom will also be open for visitors!
6:00 p.m.  |  Salmon filleting demonstration  at the Ski Hill.
6:00 - 10 p.m. | Silent Auction featuring local artists and products.
6:30 p.m.  |  Salmon Jam Music Festival opens; arts festival.  
10:00 p.m.  |  Headline band, The Whipsaws.

SATURDAY JULY 12
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12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Part 2 of 2: Mural creation workshop with Terry Josey, for
children ages 8 - 12 years. Each child may take home his or her mural section. $15 fee.
Location to be announced. Continuation of session 1.
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Alaska Salmon Runs road races: King salmon marathon, Sockeye half marathon, Coho 10K, Humpy 5K, Smolt one-mile walk/fun run.
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Fish Printing and more hands on activities hosted by the Prince William Sound Science Center. Beading with Patience Anderson Faulkner, and native ice cream making ("akutaq") with the Ilanka Cultural Center.
4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Local Arts and Crafts Festival and one more opportunity to climb aboard the ADF&G truck.
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Square Dance - Cordova Music Camp, Ski Hill.
6:00 p.m. | Salmon barbecue; Alaska Salmon Runs medal announcements.
6:00 - 10 p.m. | Silent Auction featuring local artists and products.
6:30 p.m. | Salmon Jam Music Festival

Despite our remote location, we’re easy to reach by either plane or ferry.
Alaska Airlines has a daily jet service to Cordova from Anchorage and Seattle (via
Juneau), and Era Aviation has service twice daily from Anchorage. Use the following fare codes to enjoy discount fares to and from the festival:

Alaska Airlines - EC05308 | Era Aviation - CPW51

As a scenic alternative, you can travel by ferry on the Alaska Marine Highway System to Cordova from either Whittier, or Valdez, with or without your automobile, a great way to . view the spectacular scenery and wildlife in Prince William Sound.

Cordova has a great selection of accommodations, including hotels, motels, B&B’s and several camping grounds to suit your needs, budget and style of travel.

 

Perhaps one of the activities visitors most enjoy when traveling to Alaska, is wildlife viewing. Sea otters, seals, ermines, and other sea mammals are plentiful - and it's easy to glimpse a furry critter on the Delta, or in the Cordova Harbor in town.

While Cordova doesn't offer any typical indoor entertainment facilities (we don't have a movie theatre or a bowling alley), you will enjoy visiting the Ilanka Cultural Centre to view Eyak the Orca - a well preserved Killer Whale skeleton from the Prince William Sound whale pod. Other rainy day activities include visiting the Cordova Historical Museum - visitors find it interesting to see how the town looked prior to the earthquake in 1964.

For more ideas, visit the Cordova Chamber of Commerce website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Midnight Run' Artwork by Ray Troll, © 1986 
Visit Troll Art for more great Artwork by renowned Alaskan artist, Ray Troll.