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The City of Dillingham is located in Southwest Alaska. You have reached the website of the Dillingham Chamber of Commerce and Visitor's Center. Dillingham is a remote, but beautiful place often referred to as "Nature's Front Porch". Despite it's remote location, there is plenty to do in Dillingham - visit the Wood Tikchik State Park and the Togiak Wildlife Refuge.

Dillingham is the place for eco-tourism as well, with an abundance of wildlife, and walrus viewing is a popular activity. Both guided and unguided adventures are available, but we have plenty of outfitters to show you around, and plenty of lodges for your comfort. Don't forget to experience a float plane ride or a float trip.ed 379 ai

Dillingham is located 379 air miles southwest of Anchorage, at the confluence of the Wood and Nushagak rivers. Dillingham sits as the edge of rolling tundra, with spruce and birch covered hills nearby. Known as "The Salmon Capitol of the World", it is a commercial fishing port and the largest town in the region. In 1818, Russian fur buyers established a trade center at Alexandrovsky Post, across the bay from Dillingham. Before the Russians came, the area was inhabited by Yup'ik Eskimo, today it is a mixture of Russians, Aleuts, Indians and non-Natives.

While for many, Dillingham is the jumping off spot to kayak the spectacular stair-step lakes of the Wood -Tikchik State Park, a hunting or fishing trip of a lifetime, Dillingham is a friendly community full of services that can provide just about anything you need.

A Brief History

The City of present day Dillingham is located at the northern end of Nushagak Bay, and was probably first inhabited by Eskimos and Indians of various ethnic groups. In 1818, Alexander Baranov, the first governor of the Russian American colonies, settled at a point across the bay from where Dillingham sits today. He ordered the establishment of a permanent post at the mouth of the Nushagak River, which was named Alexandrovsk. The area was rich with incredible resources, and most importantly a salmon population and viable trade operations were carried on at the post.

In 1837, Alexandrovsk was called Nushagak when a Russian Orthodox mission was established, and a meteorological station as well. In 1884, the Arctic Packing Company constructed the first salmon cannery in Bristol Bay. Two more canneries were established in the next two years, the second one at the site of present -day Dillingham, Fishing became the economic engine of the area. Equipment and building materials were brought on three-masted ships, and canneries brought shiploads of immigrants to work as fishermen and in the processing plants. Even today, Bristol Bay is still a mingling of many cultures, all taking part in the 6 week fishing frenzy that makes Dillingham and Bristol Bay, " the Red Salmon Capital" of the world.

An Eskimo village recorded as Ah-lek-nug-uk in the 1880 census was located within the present Dillingham townsite. The village was also known as Chogiung. Between 1890 and 1910, the population and economic activity shifted from the east to the West Side of Nushagak Bay. Numerous canneries were constructed at Snag Point and other parts of the Bay.

In 1903, U.S. Senator William Paul Dillingham conducted an extensive tour through Alaska with U.S. Senate subcommittee. The town of Dillingham was named after the Senator in 1904.

Dillingham's population has fluctuated over the years from a terrible influenza epidemic in 1918, and also from poor salmon harvests decades. Since 1960, the com

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