Published: December 2nd, 2008 11:14 PM
Last Modified: December 2nd, 2008 11:45 PM
PORT ALSWORTH
POPULATION: 118 (2007)
LOCATION: On the east shore of Lake Clark at Hardenburg Bay, 22 miles northeast of Nondalton, in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
DESCRIPTION: A tourist-oriented community that offers several lodges and outfitters/guides for summer recreational enthusiasts. Less than a quarter of the population is Alaska Native. There is one school, attended by about 15 students. There are two privately-owned and operated airstrips in the area, a 3,000-by-100-foot dirt/gravel airstrip operated by Glen Alsworth and the Farm Lodge, and a 4,200-foot gravel airstrip operated by Jackie and David Wilder.
HISTORY: The community was originally a native village. A post office was established in 1950.
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