The waters around Seldovia once teemed with “seld’” (Russian for herring). That is why it is named Seldovia.
Dr. Serge Lecomte graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in linguistics. He taught Russian and Spanish at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He has lived in the Homer area since 1999 and writes plays and novels for fun.
Did you know the covenants in the Old and New Testaments were sealed with salt? And that is why we have the word SALvation? Ever look closely at Da Vinci’s Last Supper. In it you can see Judas Iscariot spilling a bowl of salt, which was a bad omen. In India if you give salt as a gift it is a symbol of good luck.
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