Alaska Starts Here!® A Word from the city itself! City Profile Seward, pronounced “Soo-word,” is situated at the head of Resurrection Bay on the Kenai Peninsula. It is surrounded by majestic snow-capped mountains which are blanketed with lush green vegetation, trees and alpine wild flowers.  Footrace famous Mt. Marathon is the western backdrop of Seward with Harding Ice field lined along the back extending to … Continue reading Seward, Alaska