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One of Kachemak Bay's finest Wilderness Lodges in Halibut Cove, Alaska,
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 Though we're from opposite sides of the Country, Kevin from Maine & Lucinda from Oregon - the Alaskan wilderness, its splendor and wildlife called to us both. We met at an Alaskan Lodge where we had jobs for the summer and were introduced to sharing Alaska’s beauty with others. We have lived the Alaskan dream for 40 years and been married for 35. We’ve lived in the bush off the land and we built and managed a Brown Bear Photography guiding business on the wild Alaskan Peninsula in 1978. We have owned Llamas since 1982, using them for camping trips into the wilderness areas around Kachemak Bay and other wilderness areas on the Kenai Peninsula. We managed a small lodge on Alaska's coast line for six summers.
For 20 years we have been raising oysters and selling two to three hundred dozen every week, year around. A relatively young industry for Alaska, we make our living oyster farming, selling our product to restaurants and other markets. We do all the planting, harvesting and maintenance of the farm together, sometimes employing an extra person
Bowman and Jessica are life-long first generation Alaskan’s. Jessica was born in Anchorage, and Bowman was born in a one room log cabin on Rabbit Creek Alaska. Bowman, as a newborn baby, was with his parents, Kevin and Lucinda, on the wild Alaskan peninsula where they managed a We first met Jess and her family when she was nine, as she helped her father build their cabin in Halibut Cove. Every summer Jess would come to Halibut Cove to help her father work on their cabin, and when she was in high school Kevin and Lucinda hired her to work on their oyster farm.
During her high school years, she traveled to many Native Alaskan villages on Mission trips. Her gift of service and love of people is a real asset at “The Ridgewood”. Jess attended the University of Montana, Missoula. Our family seems to have an inherent fondness for Wilderness Lodges in Alaska, as Bowman & Jessie also fell in love while working at another Alaskan Lodge, were married at Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood Alaska, and now reside full time in Halibut Cove helping run and manage Alaska’s Ridgewood Wilderness Lodge, and the Sidelinger family oyster farm. Their young sons Talon & Chase are the newest additions to the Sidelinger Clan. As a final note, we don’t ‘don’ our lodge owner caps when the first guests arrive, only to remove them when the last guests leave. You will find the Sidelinger’s all year long, making improvements at “The Ridgewood.” Our passion is Alaska, whether we are working on the family oyster farm, hiking, fishing, kayaking, photographing wildlife, growing our garden, or trekking with our llamas. We are enthusiastic in everything we do, and we can show you the Alaska we all love.
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In Halibut Cove, Adjacent Kachemak Bay State Park Kevin & Lucinda Sidelinger info@ridgewoodlodge.com Box 659, Homer, Alaska 99603 907-296-2217 
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