Alaska Downtown Seward Mount Marathon Editorial Photo

A view of Brown & Hawkins General Store on 4th Street in historic downtown Seward, Alaska, with famous Mount Marathon looming in the background. 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.