A view of Brown & Hawkins General Store and Thorns Showcase Lounge restaurant on 4th Street in historic downtown Seward, Alaska. Brown & Hawkins is the oldest continiously operated business in Seward. Seward is a common summer cruise ship port of call, located on the Kenai Peninsula at the end of Resurrection Bay. Seward, named after former United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, who arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, is famous for commercial and recreational fishing, particularly halibut and salmon, outdoor recreation opportunities, including wildlife and marine mammal viewing opportunities.
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