Konyag (pronounced kan ya'g, with a hard "g") is an early reference to the area now known as Kodiak, on Kodiak Island, Alaska, where I was born. Kodiak Island is located south and west of Anchorage, in the Gulf of Alaska. The island is over 3,500 square miles, and is home to the king crab, Kodiak bear, and salmon. Early inhabitants of the island hunted whales, sea otters, seals, and birds from baidarkas. (Baidarkas were what the Russians called a skin-covered, decked kayak.) They also traveled the rivers, bays, and seas in the boats.
So, you might say, that Konyag and kayaking go together.
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