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Kenai Alaska Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - White Logo

Kenai Alaska Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - White Logo

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The Kenai cap, for the town that has onion domes on the bluff above the Kenai River. An unstructured cotton dad cap with the Kenai vintage retro logo embroidered on the front in white thread.

The cap is the easiest Kenai piece to wear every day and the easiest to give: one size, breathable cotton, a curved visor and an antique-brass buckle. It softens with wear and stays on the hook by the door. Order one for the beach bag and one for the glovebox.

A breathable cotton dad cap with a classic, vintage-inspired embroidered finish. The unstructured 6-panel, low-profile fit has a Permacurv visor, self-fabric hideaway strap with antique-brass buckle, matching undervisor, and four-row visor stitching for durability. All colors are 100% cotton; the camo variation is 65% polyester / 35% cotton. Since embroidery uses thread (not ink), slight differences from the digital product image are normal and part of the process. Full details in our Embroidery footer.

The Dena’ina village of Shk’ituk’t stood at the mouth of the Kenai River around 1000 AD; Russian fur traders built Fort St. Nicholas here in 1791, the second permanent Russian settlement in Alaska, and the Americans built Fort Kenay in 1869. The city incorporated in 1960.

The blue-domed Holy Assumption church of 1894–96 is the oldest standing Russian Orthodox church in Alaska, the 1881 rectory is the oldest building on the peninsula, and the bluff looks across Cook Inlet to the volcanoes Redoubt, Iliamna and Spurr, with the king-salmon river at its feet. Old-world Alaska is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — KENAI AK EMBROIDERED COTTON CAP

Town: Kenai, Alaska

Founded: 1791; city 1960

Known for: Fort St. Nicholas (1791); the blue-domed Holy Assumption church; the mouth of the Kenai River on Cook Inlet; volcanoes across the water

Art: Kenai vintage retro logo, white (embroidered)

Blank: Unstructured 6-panel low-profile dad cap, Permacurv visor

Fabric: 100% cotton (camo variation 65% polyester / 35% cotton)

Decoration: Front embroidery, white thread; four-row visor stitching, matching undervisor

Closure: Self-fabric hideaway strap, antique-brass buckle

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Product FAQs

How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

How do I send a gift?

Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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What's with Old Town? On a bluff above the mouth of the Kenai River, where the water meets Cook Inlet, stands the oldest piece of Russian Alaska still in use: a white church with blue onion domes, a little log chapel, and the ground where a Russian fort stood in 1791. This is Old Town Kenai, and it holds the longest memory on the peninsula — Dena'ina, Russian, and American, stacked on one windy bluff above the salmon river.

The Dena'ina Athabascans were here first, in a village called Shk'ituk't at the river mouth, living on the salmon that still run past the bluff. Russian fur traders arrived in 1791 and built Fort St. Nicholas — the second permanent Russian settlement in all of Alaska — and called the people they traded with the “Kenaitze,” the Kenai people. The Russians swapped glass beads for sea-otter pelts they carried on to China, and a fur trade ran for decades out of this small bluff. When the United States bought Alaska in 1867, the Army raised Fort Kenay on the bluff in 1869; it lasted barely a year, but the name stuck, and the Russian faith stayed.

Why People Visit Kenai

Kenai pairs deep history with wide-open Alaska — a living Russian-era church, a salmon river that sets the summer's rhythm, and the long view across Cook Inlet to the mountains. It's accessible, working, and real: a Last-Frontier town that kept its old bones.

Kenai Alaska Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the Alaska bear over Alaska Territory Est. 1959