Jewel Kilcher, mononymously known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and humanitarian activist. She has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide as of 2024.
Jewel performing in 2022
The Hilton Anchorage, where Jewel sometimes performed with her father as a child
Kilcher at Bill Clinton's second inauguration gala, 1997
Kilcher performing at The Theatre in Coquitlam in 2008
Homer is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 218 mi (351 km) southwest of Anchorage. According to the 2020 Census, the population is 5,522, up from 5,003 in 2010. Long known as the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World", Homer is also nicknamed "the end of the road", and more recently, "the cosmic hamlet by the sea".
Downtown Homer seen from Beluga Slough
Homer Airstrip, 1942
Homer City Hall, located on Pioneer Avenue
Landmark: the Salty Dawg Saloon