lthough Eskimos normally lived on the coasts and Indians in the Interior of Alaska, there was one exception.

The Kenaitze Indians of the Kenai had a highly productive territory that included both the Kenai coast and the incredibly rich Kenai and Russian Rivers.

They had a large fishing camp near where the Russian River Ferry now operates in Cooper Landing.

Over the past few summers, young descendants of those early fishermen (who caught their fish with dipnets, weirs, and traps instead of modern rods and reels) have conducted several fruitful archaeological digs in the region.