The cutesy, multicultural, animatronic puppets in Disneyland are right: it is, indeed, a small world after all. I spoke with my brother, Dave, yesterday by phone. Why that’s unusual would not immediately occur to you unless you knew that Dave and his wife, Anke, live aboard their sailboat, Slacktide, and that, at the time I spoke to them, they were approaching Point Augusta on the west side of Chatham Strait. Apparently, there’s cell phone coverage out there, something I’d never suspected until now. (more…)
On the 15th, Haines held a celebration marking the centennial of the town’s incorporation. We had a community potluck picnic, a street dance, and a panoramic photo taken on Main Street.The weather played a key role in the event, for good or for ill—I’m not sure which. Sunday was the hottest of the run of sunny days we’ve had recently, hotter still for those of us spending it on the pavement. (more…)
Haines Arpt., AK