Healt h & Wellness Take time to refresh your body and soul with one of Seward’s many health and wellness offerings (pp. 60–61). Join a yoga retreat in the mountains or spend the day getting a well earned massage. However you recharge, Seward has you covered.
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Be sure to take some time to unwind and treat yourself in between adventures. With a wide selection of services, The Retreat Day Spa in downtown Seward will leave you feeling refreshed and looking good. WE L L N E S S
Seward has a thriving wellness community, with acupuncturists, massage therapists, herbalists and more. For a truly relaxing experience, ask if your practitioner will come to you.
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Warm up with a walk along the waterfront before heading to 5th Avenue Fitness. Day passes allow guests to use the gym’s equipment or try a new class. YO G A
Whether you want to practice your down dog in a remote cabin or fall into savasana in a heated room, the growing yoga community in Seward offers a variety of classes and retreats.
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WILLIAM H . SEWARD
Seward ’s First People
Bought Alaska for Pocket Change
The Alutiiq / Sugpiaq people have inhabited the coastal environments of Southcentral Alaska for more 7,500 years. Historically, Seward was an active trading post. Today, members of the Qutekcak Native Tribe are a blend of Alaska Native peoples from all corners of the state.
The Big One Changed Everything
Seward was devastated by the Good Friday Earthquake on March 27, 1964. The 9.2 magnitude quake remains the second largest earthquake in recorded history. Learn more in the film Waves Over Seward, shown daily during the summer at the Seward Community Museum (p. 55).
Seward was named for President Lincoln’s Secretary of State, William Henry Seward, who engineered the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 for the bargain price of two cents per acre. Though the treaty was mocked by some at the time, “Seward’s Folly” is now regarded as a masterful deal.
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