The Seward Mariners’ Memorial sits at the entrance to Seward’s Small Boat Harbor. From this vantage point you can watch many different vessels coming and going, fish for salmon off the breakwater, gaze out across Resurrection Bay towards Fox Island, take in the surrounding mountains, and get a pretty good idea of the current weather conditions.
This memorial originally began as a project following Seward’s Centennial anniversary in 2003. In 2006 the City of Seward donated the 100’X100’ area of land. This project took a great deal of patience, footwork and passion to see it through and became a community and statewide endeavor to see it to completion. Now that the memorial is established, the site is home to a lighthouse and garden. Inside the Lighthouse you will find names of mariners lost at sea, or who have passed on after a lifetime of love for the ocean. The lighthouse is surrounded by a beautiful brick inlaid compass rose, bordered by a “wave wall” that serves as a windbreak and bears the names of donors and financial contributors.
The Mariners’ garden is a well thought-out natural area accompanying the wave wall with large decorative boulders protecting the hardy plants that have been maintained at the harbor entrance. The site not only provides a beautiful location to reflect for friends and families of lost loved ones, but also offers a terrific view looking down Resurrection Bay and the opportunity to watch wildlife and boats coming to and from the harbor.
Our Mission Statement:
“To honor the memory of Seward mariners who have lost their lives at sea or contributed to our local seafaring history and maritime history.”
