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.
Every spring and summer, various whale species migrate from their warmer, winter homes to Alaska's chillier waters, where food sources are abundant. The best time to see whales in the waters around Anchorage, Alaska, is between April and October. A few Anchorage tour companies offer whale watching excursions via boat or sea kayaks.