Fri 14th Oct, 2005, Prosperity Neighborhoods

Glacier Bay

Welcome to Glacier Bay!


Glacier Bay was founded in the early 1900s and has been one of the premier fishing spots in Alaska for the last 20 years. Recently, however, the citizens of this small, quaint town have fallen under some hard times. Fishing no longer provides enough money for a man to support his family, so the residents of Glacier Bay have had find other income sources. Luckily, the picturesque mountains and clear waters have brought in plenty of tourist dollars and have helped to keep the town running.

Many of the families that once called Glacier Bay home, have left and moved to larger cities to find better paying jobs. There are still three families, though, that have remained; these are their stories…

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