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Homer is located in Kenai Peninsula Borough on the southwestern Kenai Peninsula on the north shore of Kachemak Bay at the end of the Sterling Hwy.

Homer was named for Homer Pennock, a gold mining company promoter, who arrived on the Homer Spit in 1896 and built living quarters for his crew of 50 men.

After coal was discovered in the area in the 1890s, Cook Inlet Coal Fields Company built a town, dock, coal mine, and railroad. Various coal mining operations continued until WWII. There is still an estimated 400 million tons of coal deposits in the area.

The Homer Spit is a five mile gravel bar that extends off the main highway. There are many marine-related businesses and facilities along the spit.

For information, visit the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center.

Homer is known as the "Halibut Capital of the World." It is the home of Alaska's largest and longest running fishing derby cash jackpot, the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby.

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The Most Anticipated Upcoming Alaska Events Are:
Alaska State Fair Palmer continuing thru September 7
Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival Anchorage January 15 thru January 16
Alyeska WinterFest Anchorage February 5 thru February 7
Nutcracker Ballet Fairbanks December 4 thru December 6
Holiday Marketplace Fairbanks continuing thru November 15

Other upcoming events include:
Alaska-Juneau Public Market Juneau November 27 thru November 29
Jazz Festival Sitka February 4 thru February 6
Juneau Symphony "Bold & Beautiful" Juneau January 30 thru January 31
Wearable Arts Extravaganza "Cirque de Pluie" Juneau February 13 thru February 14
Winter Festival North Pole December 5 thru December 6

6 What have people been Tweeting about Homer?

Latest Tweets About Homer Alaska

lashaEFF "my dad just told me to look on the internet because homer simpson just died. lmfao. wierdo."
FreeListPhilly "Collectible Box of Homer Simpson Cereal (Jamison): New Never opened Too old to eat Great collectors item.\r\n\r\nGr.. http://bit.ly/4BWyrT"
Lauren_McMinn "Homer Hoyt can burn in hell for all I care."
AllBobbleheads "#bobblehead #simpsons -- Homer Simpson Computer Sitter Bobble Head http://ow.ly/164AlA"
littlespy "hot water bottle...and blankets....and a personage to snuggle (in the non Homer & Marge sense)...failing that items 1 & 2 will do."
billythefish68 "@RuthieeL mmm cookies smell ... said in my best Homer accent lol"
iClassics "The Iliad & the Odyssey - by Homer. http://tinyurl.com/yboonpx"
seanmtully "@ajleon who are you? Homer Simpson???? Hahaha - Happy Thanksgiving to all @theLaCproject!"
rotabat "@Pazpez ,< does Homer eveil laugh >,,,needs more beer"
bmfw "@clewsy See if @Docroddy will do a homer on your painful leg. He must be bored stupid off his work - I'm sure he'll relish the challenge"
zwitscherhorst "The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of the same name."
KingNormanBates "I want some TURDUCKEN ummm heart attack in meat form (Homer Simpson Voice) uuuuggggghhhhh"
Amuseconsulting "Lunching with @raincoaster at Subees on Homer. Nice break in my day :) talking blog"
HarriersOnline "Barnes-Homer flies to Luton and two strikers come flying in to us : http://bit.ly/7a3Fim"
Terri_MzBerri "@Glamorous_ROSS: *homer simpson voice* mmmm dick... i need one in or around my mouth. but definately in the cooch region lol. i wanna eat 1!"
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