July 2, 2009 Friends of Seymour Club July Newsletter 
A monthly newsletter for Alaskans, presented by the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) and this month's sponsor, the Alaska SeaLife Center.
Win an Alaska SeaLife Center Encounter for Two! Take a Quick Quiz
Answer three easy questions about the Alaska SeaLife Center by July 28, 2009, and be eligible to win general admission and an Encounter Tour for Two, retail value $198. Choose from Puffin, Octopus or Marine Mammal Encounters. Answers found online at www.alaskasealife.org.
Everyone wins with the Alaska SeaLife Center! With an ID and Friends of Seymour (FOS) Club Card, Alaska residents and their visiting friends and relatives (VFRs) receive 50% off admission and tours; not valid with any other discounts or coupons. Advanced reservations recommended on tours.
Make a Splash!
Finding wilderness by way of water can be a refreshing and exhilarating way to enjoy the dog days of summer.
Ranging from the relatively easy-going Matanuska River to the guaranteed-to-get-you-wet Class IV and V rapids of Six-Mile Creek, whitewater rafting is rip-roaring fun for those not afraid to get wet! Kayaking on a glacier-fed lake is another fun adventure, especially at stunning Eklutna Lake where you can arrange to have a bike waiting for the return trip.
If floating down a river while staying dry is more your style, take a shorter, smoother ride down Eagle River or canoe among glaciers at Spencer Lake. To discover more on summer fun,
explore www.Anchorage.net/summer.
Photo Credit: Jody Overstreet
Seymour's Tip of the Month
Glaciers Galore! Take the Chugach Whistle Stop to remote Spencer Glacier for a recreational experience unlike any other. Enjoy a day of rafting, canoeing, or a narrated 1.3-mile hike with a U.S. Forest Service ranger. Traveling by car? Check out these roadside glaciers.
 Bear Paw Festival - July 8-12, 2009
Community is at the core of the time-honored Bear Paw Festival, held annually in Eagle River since 1986. Organized by the Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce, the theme for 2009 is "Excali-Bear and the Knights of the Paw." The 5-day Festival promises to be as family friendly as ever with the Teddy Bear Picnic, Carrs Ice Cream Eating Contest, Outhouse Races, Chalk-a-Palooza, Slippery Salmon Olympics and more.
 The 2009/2010 Friends of Seymour Club is presented in partnership with 26 Glacier Cruise and Phillips Cruises & Tours. Friends of Seymour and Klondike Club Members always receive a 20 percent discount on the regular adult fare. The 26 Glacier Cruise operates daily May through September from Whittier, Alaska aboard the most luxurious high-speed catamaran in Southcentral Alaska. Visit www.26glaciers.com.
Congratulations Becky M., winner of the June prize
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