Archive for August, 2007
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Millipede Man
As we update our blog here at the end of August, surrounded by the most beautiful little yellow, black and red catepillars that seem to have taken over the low lying vegetation, and enjoying the damp Southeast weather, our thoughts wander back to Rowland Shelly and his graduate assistant who stayed with us several weeks [...]
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
The Devil & Miss Prym
“I want to do things that I know I could die trying, but let’s not get too physical about it.â€Â Those were our marching orders with the arrival of Scott Saklad to the Lodge at Whale Pass. And he was definitely up to the task. We know that every day just being in this remote [...]
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Wilcox and Hart, Living Large For Every Day
Reflecting on the season’s most memorable moments, perhaps none were stronger for Captain Norm Degner than his time in the Glacier with Dr. Donald Hart and Donna Wilcox. Pushing through thick floes of ice while admiring the scenic wonder of LeConte Fjord, Norm warned his passengers that going farther into the ice and towards the [...]
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Photographer John Konkal’s View of Alaska
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Monday, August 20th, 2007
All Hail Tony
Another Long Islander (that’s New York for all you West Coasters) graced us at the Lodge in mid-August, bringing more of that striper experience and New York attitude we love so much. Don’t talk politics and religion, that’s the rule, right. But there was no way to avoid it with Tony Barbiero. We could have [...]
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Locals Love LeConte
When we talk about the great people of Alaska, we can’t help but remember the one day visit by Captain Norm’s friends, Gene, Mary and Andrew. Gene and Norm have been knocking around saw mills in Southeast Alaska for many years, while wife Mary has been keeping people straight with Alaska Airlines, where she began [...]
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Friday, August 10th, 2007
The Richmond Robertson’s Celebrate 50 Years 8/10
Fifty years ago CB and Martha were married and have been inseparable ever since. This last Christmas, they offered their prized products of those years (3 children, spouses and 5 grandchildren) the trip of a lifetime. Starting in Anchorage and the interior of the state, they ended their stay with five days on the shores [...]