Ugashik

Ugashik lies on the river of the same name, which carries water from the Ugashik Lakes westwards towards Bristol Bay. Salmon return to the lakes and their tributaries to spawn, drawing people to the waterways of the Alaska Peninsula. The area belongs to a region with Yup’ik and Alutiiq histories. Archaeological evidence around the lakes reaches far back into the past, including a period of disruption following the great eruption of Aniakchak volcano.