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"STORIES FROM THE LAST FRONTIER"

Since living in Alaska, we have enjoyed countless hours listening to Alaskans tell their stories of what brought them here, what makes them stay or what may drive them away. Many of the stories are as large as the state and as colorful as the Northern Lights. Some of the stories are just unbelievable and the people are unforgettable. This is a state of diverse people living diverse lives; from Alaskan natives to gold miners, from fisherman to dog mushers, from mountain climbers to farmers, and so on.
This is the goal of Alaskan Life Portraits and Stories; to take an audio snapshot and share with you some of those unforgettable pioneers living
life in the Last Frontier!

"STORIES FROM THE LAST FRONTIER"

"Because the Inuit knew to sweat was to die."
Jim Stanford

Jim is a mason by trade and also a high school track coach. His hobby is dog mushing. On Track One, Jim tells us about how he got into dog mushing and shares his experiences from the humorous to the near tragic, especially when he and his team went through the ice during a dog race..
The temperature was forty below zero.

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"When we refer to Klukwan it is know as
the Mother Village. The village that always was."
Raymond Dennis

Ray is an Alaskan Native of the Tlingit Clan. He lives in the only existing Clan House in Haines. Raymond chose to leave a high paying job in Anchorage and move his family back to Haines to claim his birthright and cultural heritage.
On Track Two, Raymond discusses Tlingit culture, spirituality, racism, and the history
of his people in the Chilkat Valley.

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"You have a family, you just got settled,
why do you want to go to Alaska?

..I wish I could!"

Ray and Vivian Meneker

Ray and Vivian Menaker have lived in Haines for over 45 years.
On Track Three, they recall their adventure of getting to Haines which took six weeks. They moved their family and careers as school teachers to
the remote fishing village of Pelican.
After spending a year there, teaching in a one room school house, an opportunity became available to teach at a larger school with a great music program. The Menakers then moved to Haines. This piece is the first of many about Ray and Vivian's long and fascinating life.

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"The wild essence of our world, our rain forests, our earth, is

gasping for its life."
Steve Kroschel

Steve grew up in rural Minnesota. His credits include: a guest appearance on the Johnny Carson Show, film footage in movies such as "Vertical Limit", "Never Cry Wolf", and the award winning PBS series "Wild America".

On this last track of the CD, Steve shares his experiences and views of "the last wild place left in North America". He also tells us about his educational wildlife park.

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