July 4th Parade!
Annual 4th of July Parade!
Join the community to celebrate July 4th with a parade at the Kenai Princess Lodge! The parade will begin at 4:30 pm. Staging will begin at the end of Bean Creek Road in the parking lot of the warehouse. Staging at 4:15 pm.
Floats, trailers, antique cars, costumes, motorcycles, ATVs, etc. welcome. Lots of viewing area in the front lawn of the Lodge. Join us afterwards for ice cream!
Cooper Landing Garden Tour
After a nine-year hiatus, local volunteers are bringing back this beloved community event—previously held annually from 2010 to 2017—as a fundraiser for the Cooper Landing Community Library.
The tour is scheduled for the afternoon of July 16. We will meet at the library at 11:30am to consolidate transportation and end the tour at Brad and Ann Hanson’s home around 4:30pm for a picnic. If you would like to sign up for the tour, please email cooperlandinglibrary@gmail.com or call Marilyn Gravenhorst at 907-595-1710.
Donations can be mailed to Cooper Landing Community Library, PO Box 517, Cooper Landing, AK 99572, or you can donate online at this link.
16’ NRS Cataraft
Strong and solid and ready for the river 4 seats plus the Oarsman’s seat. Trailer is in good shape. Text 907-202-1795 Asking $3500
Outcast Discovery 9’ Fishing Raft
Real good condition . Has extra storage bags for gear. Lock-in oars. Ready for fishing the river or floating for fun. Text 907-202-1795
Honda 5 hp 4-stroke outboard motor
Practically brand new . Never was run or used at all. Comes with fuel tank . Text 907-302-1795 $1200
Firewood cutting
Firewood cutting. I need someone to cut, split and stack 4+ cords of firewood. Needs to be completed by September 30, 2025. I have chain saw, splitter and accessories. All the wood is on my Cooper Landing property. I pay a very generous wage. Call Phil at 907-598-1817 for details
Mario Carboni Performing!!
Join Mario Carboni, the Honky Tonk Rebel, for an evening of music/dancing/and enjoyment. Mario will be performing in the drive, at 35360 Just Bears Ct (Ann & Brad Hanson), beginning at 6:30, Wednesday, July 9. A potluck will start at 6:00. Bring a lawn chair, drink of choice & a potluck contribution, or just join us! Parking either in the cul de sac or the Princess Warehouse (and walk the woods path). Looking forward to welcoming Mario back to Alaska.
Ann Hanson
MUSIC AT SUNRISE ON SATURDAY
THIS SATURDAY JULY 5 AT SUNRISE INN
SETH MARTIN & HAMBONE
9PM-12AM
FREE ADMISSION
PSYCHEDELIC FOLK MUSIC
Cooper Landing Advisory Planning Commission Regular Meeting July 9, 2025
Lacking agenda items from the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the July 9th regularly scheduled meeting of the Cooper Landing Advisory Planning Commission is canceled. Our next scheduled meeting is on August 6th.
To submit comments:
Contact the Cooper Landing APC at:
- For email visit: Cooper Landing APC Scroll down and select, “Send a message to the Cooper Landing APC Commissioners”.
- Send USPS mail to: Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Department, Attn: CLAPC 144 N Binkley, Soldotna, AK 99669
Work/Live Opportunity!
We are looking for, preferably, a couple to help us with for the rest of the summer in exchange for housing. The duties include everything from vacation rental turnovers, yard work, laundry, housecleaning, deck oiling, odd jobs, to (this is the best part) tiny husky puppy care-giving! The housing is a comfy, off-the-ground wall tent, and the location is in the forest, near the river. There’s electricity and wifi, but no running water in the tent; showers, etc, in the main house. Excess labor is paid in cash. Please contact us asap! Looking for somebody to finish out the summer season.
Lorraine Temple
lthuskys@gmail.com
+19072992855
Outdoor Wooden Rocker
In great condition.
$200
Link to photo
Julie Rogers
julesarogers@gmail.com
+19072994411
Boat motor and accessories
Very lightly used Johnson 4.0 boat motor with stand, extension arm with one hard sided tank and 2 collapsible tanks.
Great for a raft
$275
Julie Rogers
julesarogers@gmail.com
+19072990675
Vintage GERMAN QUALITATS-RUDER Wooden Boat Paddle OAR 2 PIECE ELEPHANT LOGO
Like new, great condition
$125
Julie Rogers
julesarogers@gmail.com
+19072990675
| Advisory Announcement (Released: June 30, 2025 – Expires: July 14, 2025) | CONTACT: Phill Stacey Area Management Biologist (907) 260-2920 | |
Russian River Sanctuary Opens Early for Sport Fishing
(Soldotna) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is liberalizing existing sport fishing regulations by opening the Russian River Sanctuary Area early to sport fishing for sockeye salmon. This regulatory change is effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, through 11:59 p.m. Monday, July 14, 2025 (the Russian River Sanctuary Area is open by regulation, July 15 – August 20). Anglers, please note that the Russian River Sanctuary Area is Area B in the map below. For addition information on the Upper Kenai River and Russian River Confluence Area, please review page 54 of the 2025 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet.
The following sockeye salmon regulations apply for the Russian River Sanctuary Area:
July 1 – August 20:
- Fly-fishing-only;
- Sockeye or coho salmon
- 16 inches or longer; 3 per day, 6 in possession in combination, of which only 1 per day, 1 in possession may be a coho salmon
- Less than 16 inches in length; 10 per day, 10 in possession;
Through June 29, 2025, a total of 22,779 sockeye salmon have passed the Russian River weir, exceeding the lower bound of the biological escapement goal (BEG) of 22,000–44,000 sockeye salmon.
“Given the current level of escapement at the Russian River weir, opening the Sanctuary Area early will allow anglers more time and area to target these fish,” stated Area Management Biologist Phill Stacey. “The Russian River early-run has been slow and steady this season, but now that we have met the goal, it is appropriate to provide more area for anglers to target the remaining sockeye in this early-run.”
Anglers are reminded to remove fish carcasses whole or gutted/gilled from the clear waters of the Russian River. In addition, if you intend to clean your catch at the river, please take your fish to the mainstem Kenai River cleaning tables located at the confluence and ferry crossing to fillet and cut up sockeye salmon carcasses into small pieces and throw the pieces into deep, flowing waters of the Kenai River. Please keep all personal belongings, including stringers of fish closely attended. Please respect habitat and cultural resource protection sites that are fenced or roped off, stay on the established trails and boardwalks in the Sanctuary Area, campground, and Russian River Ferry areas and use public restroom facilities in the campgrounds and ferry areas.
For additional information, please contact Area Management Biologist Phill Stacey at (907) 260-2920.
