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Homer, sweet homer: the city in Southeast Alaska is where many of the state's residents go for a vacation. (Destination: Alaska).(Brief Article)

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From: Travel Agent
Date: 20020819
Author:Medina, Kerry

Homer, Alaska, on the tip of the Kenai Peninsula, just got a new dock capable of berthing an 850-foot ship, large enough for small cruise ships and the state's ferries. Not that Homer is a major port of call for most cruise lines, although the small fishing community is popular with vacationing Alaskans for its fishing, eco-excursions, numerous art galleries, and wondrous views of the Kachemak Bay and Kenai Mountains. But Homer wants to be more to the rest of the traveling world.

"It's really an authentic Alaska experience," says Derotha Ferraro, executive director of the ...

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