One of Kachemak Bay's finest Wilderness Lodges in Halibut Cove, Alaska
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Though we're from opposite sides of the Country, Kevin from Maine & Lucinda from Oregon - the Alaskan wilderness, its splendor and wildlife called to us both. We met at a wilderness lodge where we had jobs for the summer and were introduced to sharing Alaska’s beauty with others. We have lived the Alaskan dream for 35 years and been married for 30. We’ve lived in the bush off the land and we built and managed a Brown Bear Photography guiding business on the wild Alaskan Peninsula in 1978. We have owned Llamas since 1982, using them for camping trips into the wilderness areas around Kachemak Bay and other wilderness areas on the Kenai Peninsula. We managed a small lodge on Alaska's coast line for six summers.
For 15 years we have been raising oysters and selling two to three hundred dozen every week, year around. A relatively young industry for Alaska, we make our living oyster farming, selling our product to restaurants and other markets. We do all the planting, harvesting and maintenance of the farm together, sometimes employing an extra person
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Bowman and Jessica are life-long first generation Alaskan’s. Jessica was born in Anchorage, and Bowman was born in a one room log cabin on Rabbit Creek Alaska. Bowman, as a newborn baby, was with his parents, Kevin and Lucinda, on the wild Alaskan peninsula where they managed a Brown Bear Photography Camp beginning in 1978.Bowman spent his child-hood growing up on the south side of Kachemak Bay, hiking and fishing and enjoying the outdoors. At an early age it was difficult to take Bowman into the wilderness because of his short legs. We solved that problem with the purchase of our first llamas. At four years old Bowman quickly learned to ride his favorite llama Conan and now we could go for extended family trips into the Kenai Mountain Range. Bowman was home schooled through the fifth grade, after which time he attended public school to play sports, returning to Halibut Cove in the summer. After high school he served four years in the Air Force, coming home to the Alaska he cherished.
We first met Jess and her family when she was nine, as she helped her father build their cabin in Halibut Cove. Every summer Jess would come to Halibut Cove to help her father work on their cabin, and when she was in high school Kevin and Lucinda hired her to work on their oyster farm. During her high school years, she traveled to many Native Alaskan villages on Mission trips. Her gift of service and love of people is a real asset at “The Ridgewood”. Jess attended the University of Montana, Missoula.
Bowman and Jessie fell in love while working at a Wilderness Lodge together, were married at Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood Alaska, and now reside full time in Halibut Cove helping run and manage Alaska’s Ridgewood Wilderness Lodge, and the Sidelinger family oyster farm.
As a final note, we don’t ‘don’ our lodge owner caps when the first guests arrive, only to remove them when the last guests leave. You will find the Sidelinger’s all year long, making improvements at “The Ridgewood.” Our passion is Alaska, whether we are working on the family oyster farm, hiking, fishing, kayaking, photographing wildlife, growing our garden, or trekking with our llamas. We are enthusiastic in everything we do, and we can show you the Alaska we all love.
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Alaska Bear Viewing
Alaska Eco Lodge
Alaska Eco Tours
Weddings
History of Halibut Cove
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