Activity on the Homer Spit indicates summer is near. Brothers Daniel Coe, left, and Josiah Coe install a sign at Bald Mountain Air on the Homer Spit on April 15. The brothers work for their dad, Dan Coe, whose business is Handpainted Designs.

Activity on the Homer Spit indicates summer is near. Brothers Daniel Coe, left, and Josiah Coe install a sign at Bald Mountain Air on the Homer Spit on April 15. The brothers work for their dad, Dan Coe, whose business is Handpainted Designs.

It’s beginning to look a lot like summer

Carpenter Scott Speaker works on an addition to The Better Sweater on the Homer Spit last Friday. Better Sweater owner Indira Mukambetova said her shop will open for Memorial Day.

Carpenter Scott Speaker works on an addition to The Better Sweater on the Homer Spit last Friday. Better Sweater owner Indira Mukambetova said her shop will open for Memorial Day.

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