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We are just beginning to add photos of Nikiski that we are collecting. We would love to add yours!
North Road, 1965
North Road, 1964 Earthquake damage
Colleen Davidson and Marjorie McGahan (back to camera) check out earthquake damage to the North Road, March 1964
(Photo credit: Debi Stone)
Marathon Refinery, 2023
“Burning the Midnight Oil” (Photo credit: Jim Boud)
The Marathon Refinery
Fish Trap, 1956
Fish trap located on Nikiski Beach, 1956
(Photo credit: Debi Stone)
Nikiski Fire Department, 2020 (Photo Credit: Dan Smouse)
M&M Market, Nikiski 2022 (Photo Credit: L. Niesen)
Jack up rig Randolph Yost at OSK Dock, circa 2021 (Photo Credit: My Wild Alaska Photography)
Bill Fields’ fishing cabin in Nikiski, 2013 (Photo Credit: L Niesen)
View of oil platform across Cook Inlet from Nikiski Beach (Photo Credit: Richard Joseph)
Nikiski Beach at low tide, perfect for agate hunting (Photo Credit: My Wild Alaska Photography)
Homestead cabin on the bluff (Photo Credit: My Wild Alaska Photography)
Videos of Nikiski
Building Nikiski’s Offshore Oil Platforms in the 1960s
Check out this informative video about the building of the platforms in Cook Inlet off Nikiski’s shoreline.
1967 – Old Kenai and Nikiski Video
This video features the Herrin family and some video of the Arness dock while still under construction.
Setnet Fishing in Nikiski
Setnet fishing for salmon is one of Nikiski’s industries. Here’s how it’s done.
2014 Fire aboard Baker Oil Platform
Video taken by Nikiski Fire Dept. of the Baker platform. OMSI supply vessel Discovery fights the fire with approx. 4,000 gallons of water per minute.
Scenes around Nikiski and Cook Inlet
Rig Tender’s Dock, moose, bluff erosion, shoreside buildings
50th Anniversary of Nikiski Refinery
50th Anniversary of Nikiski refinery