Aretha Franklin speaks to the crowd at the dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. At right Vice President Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, and President Barack Obama The memorial opened to visitors before its planned dedication, with visiting hours on August 22â25, 2011.
Kachemak Bay is a 40-mi-long (64 km) arm of Cook Inlet in the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the southwest side of the Kenai Peninsula.
Commercial Fisheries Overview. Chignik Management Area. The Chignik Management Area (CMA) is located on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula, approximately 250 miles southwest of Kodiak. Site of one of the earliest commercial salmon fisheries in Alaska--in 1878 two canneries operated here. Commercial salmon fishing continues to be the basis of economic and community life in Chignik and a seasonal salmon processing plant still operates here.