This is our favorite salmon cake recipe with a twist!
Instead of canned salmon, start with a whole filet of raw, wild Alaska sockeye salmon. Plus... use the skin of the salmon in the mix for added binding power, moisture and delicious flavor! Enjoy.
A stay at Stillpoint Lodge is all about nature... the boat trip across the bay, the trees, the ocean, the fishing, moutain scenery, flying through fjords, wildlife encounters by kayak, the garden and the flowers and the food... but we happen to have some pretty amazing facilities, too. The unique beauty and stunning architecture of Stillpoint Lodge can only truly be appreciated in person... to see such a sizeable and detailed structure in this remote, boat-in only location is quite remarkable.
But now with new innovative technologies and software rendering capabilities, Glenn Aronwits of GA Panorams of Anchorage, Alaska was able to create an astounding 3D virtual tour. Perhaps it will entice more of our cyber-visitors to come visit in person and experience Stillpoint Lodge for themselves.
The 3D scanning and imaging is done with a special infrared camera placed in various locations throughout each building. It creates an accurate, life-like, interactive image that is unlike traditional “virtual walk-through” technology... this is a fully immersive experience. Navigate the whole lodge and all of our cabins in first-person as if you were walking right through each space, seeing it as it is in real life. Zoom out to see the whole scan at once and get a feel for the layout. View the 3D scans from above to get an accurate feel for the dimensions, layout and floorplan.
Alaskan Lodge Shifts Focus from Retreats to Adventure
Stillpoint Lodge is Alaska's perfect escape; a unique combination of adventure, leisure and culture on the edge of a serene wilderness. Just a short trip across breathtaking Kachemak Bay, past towering mountain fjords, you’ll find this rustic yet refined boutique resort lodge nestled by the sea. A quick getaway from Homer and easily accessible from anywhere in the world, the majestic, fairytale-like village of Halibut Cove is Alaska's premier destination for small group events and incentives of up to 27 guests. If your group is searching for the raw and unspoiled theater of the wild, yet still wishes for the luxuries of civilization, Halibut Cove is the place for you.
Join Mark Edward Harris and special guest Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Nick Ut for the ultimate Alaska photography workshop hosted by Midnight Son Tours and Stillpoint Lodge.
This Destination Alaska workshop explores how to create fine art travel photography – images that go far beyond the “I was here” photograph. Photographers will learn how to create beautiful landscape and wildlife images, as well as powerful environmental portraits and photo essays – pictures that tell a story – in America’s 49th state.
Kachemak Bay is home to many amazing, energetic and ambitious people, and the multi-talented Michael and Maddie O'Laire are no exception. Michael has helped build Stillpoint and is a commercial salmon fisherman in the summer. Maddie's delicious salmon blog has captured attention all over the world as she distributes Mike's wild-caught, healthy, sustainable salmon from Alaska.
It’s a pleasure to have Maddie guest posting on our blog. Be sure to check out Maddie's recipe for Spicy Wild Alaska Salmon Poke
Special thanks to our friends, Mike and Maddie, at Smart Source Seafood for sharing this recipe!
Smart Source Seafood's sockeye salmon is flash frozen at very low temperatures, and shipped in freezer boxes all the way to your door, making it perfectly safe to enjoy raw.
Pokē is raw fish salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine. Pokē is commonly made with yellowfin tuna (Ahi Pokē) and it works well with Wild Alaska Salmon.
"The trip of a lifetime!"- that's how many of our guests describe this day of adventure. For most, the trip is perfectly timed get back to their cabin for a quick hot shower and still make it to happy hour... which everyone soon learns is a not-to-be-missed daily event... and they can't wait to tell the other guests and staff about their amazing day.
Some places are simply magical. Stillpoint Lodge, situated on a cosy private peninsula in Halibut Cove, Alaska is just that. Magical. Combine unspoiled surroundings, a remote location, intense vistas and glow-in-the-dark waters with snuggly warm staff and that great Alaskan charm, and you’ve got a place so nice that you’ll never want to leave.
Words by Marco Barneveld
Photography by René Koster
See the full story and beautiful fall photos in Code Magazine.
Our chunky, chewy Orange Cranberry Cookiesare packed with walnuts and can be made vegan or gluten free to please everyone this holiday season.
This is one of our most requested recipes... and an easy cookie to have on-hand in the freezer. Our native cranberries, or lingonberries, get ripe late in the season, just in time for the first California oranges to start showing up in Alaska.
These little beauties hold up well in a packed lunch, too, making for a energy-packed trail food for our guides. Our cuisine features low sugar recipes that avoid highly refined ingredients.
"Crazy busy" is the status quo for just about everyone these days, making the occasional time-out a necessary (if luxurious) break. Need some guidance setting your intention? These 10 wellness retreats will help you find out what you're looking for-- and no Pokémon allowed.
The midnight sunset is an unforgettable part of the Alaska dream vacation... Many people have a hard time imagining what it will be like to have 24 of daylight.
Please take a moment to enjoy this time-lapse video shot in June 2016 from the Daybreeze Cabin at Stillpoint Lodge in Halibut Cove, Alaska... You can see a boat full of guests returning from a sunset whale watching cruise with Captian JT Thurston. These days are long and full of activity.
THE CALL OF THE WILD
Alaska's Stillpoint Lodge: A Lodge for Adventurers
Is there anything sweeter than male bonding rituals, kayaking among icebergs, spectacular whale watching and bear viewing that feels like you’re in a National Geographic film? After a week at Stillpoint Lodge, it’s hard to recall a more adventurous, memorable travel experience.
We welcome partnerships with travel agents, booking agencies and destination management companies, and look forward to working with you to give our mutual clients an unforgettable Alaska dream vacation.
Stillpoint is a second-generation, family owned and operated lodge. Long time Alaskans Jim and Jan Thurston originally built the lodge, christened The Alaska Center for Creative Renewal in 2003, to host retreats for artists and interfaith spiritual groups. A transition to the name Stillpoint Lodge in 2007 marked an inclusion of more events such as board retreats, weddings and continuing education credit workshops.
Since 2015, under the new direction of son JT Thurston, Stillpoint Lodge is now opening its doors to not only cater to groups, but also welcome individual vacationers, families and executive travelers. Pairing playful eco-adventures with revitalizing leisure activities and traditional lodge offerings has created the "Perfect Escape".
You don’t have to journey to an exotic ashram in India a la Eat, Pray, Love for an exclusive, life-changing meditation retreat. Whether you’re traveling solo, want to reconnect as a couple, or take an unforgettable trip with friends, some incredible resorts and getaways in the States are geared to help you decompress, reenergize, and connect with yourself and the natural world.
