Photo archive for June 13, 2008
Ahh, a real keeper ... but Danny Stepp III didn’t keep it, he released it back into George Lake outside Delta. Stepp, who works at Boat Shop, was out with friends this past weekend trying out a new line of boats, and they decided to wet some fishing lines. Stepp’s big pike measured 39 inches and was estimated to weigh approximately 18 pounds. The day before, a friend caught a 41-inch pike weighing in at 20 pounds. It also was released. “We don’t keep the big ones,” Stepp said, “just the small ones.” The fishermen theorize the big spawners will keep the pike population constant in the lake which can only be reached by boat.
The sun was setting as the clouds were hovering above the Huslia Mountains recently—a very beautiful evening.
An American bald eagle flies out from its container on Friday, June 13, 2008, at the Anchorage Chamber's Military Appreciation Picnic at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage. The eagle, originally from Tatitlik, was released after being held in captivity since 2005 due to a broken left wing. During that time it was in the care of the Bird Treatment and Learning Center, a nonprofit organization centered in Anchorage and devoted to the rehabilitation of injured/orphaned wild birds.
Definitely a booming town at the time of this photograph, the boats are the Delta, Rock Island and Tanana, all steamboats that served passengers and freight in Fairbanks and up and down the Yukon River. Many of the miners from Nome and Dawson took transport on these boats with the discovery of gold in the Tanana Valley to find their fortune in Fairbanks. These boats are tied up at the N.C. Co. Dock and the Pioneer Dock, which were downtown near today's KeyBank building and parking lot. — Candy Waugaman
Hubbard Glacier, restless as ever, calves into Disenchantment Bay north of Yakutat.
Voles are among the most common garden pests in Interior Alaska.
Rich Barry, an engineer at Crazy Horse, S.D., shows a computer model of the mountain carving.
The Crazy Horse mountain memorial is in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The carving shows the image of the Lakota Warrior for whom the project is named.
The face of the Sioux warrior Crazy Horse has been completed, while most of the work to carve the body remains.
Choreographer Carrie Seward, left, helps Caitlin Wilkey with her costume backstage as cast members of The Bush Show prepare for a dress rehearsal Thursday evening, May 22, 2008 at the Palace Theatre in Pioneer Park.
Cast members of The Bush Show (from left) Brandon Michael, William Gilbert, Caitlin Wilkey, Flyn Ludington, and Charley Hard pose Thursday evening, May 22, 2008 at the Palace Theatre in Pioneer Park.
Flyn Ludington poses as cast members of The Bush Show prepare for the upcoming revue Thursday evening, May 22, 2008 at the Palace Theatre in Pioneer Park.
Kalen Cornwall, 16, pauses for a photo while he sorts through music as he packs Thursday evening, June 12, 2008, for the Special Olympics this weekend in Anchorage. Cornwall, a swimmer, will be traveling with 40 others from the Fairbanks region to compete in the 39th annual Special Olympics Alaska Summer Games.
Tom Renwick of Whitehorse, Yukon, dries off his shotgun as competitors take a break to let a rain shower pass during the Alaska PITA (Pacific International Trap Association) Trap Shoot on Thursday afternoon, June 12, 2008, at the Fairbanks Trap Club.
Mike Grant of Fairbanks takes aim while competing in the Alaska PITA (Pacific International Trap Association) Trap Shoot on Thursday afternoon, June 12, 2008, at the Fairbanks Trap Club.
Cyclists set out on the Parks Highway for a hill climb race on the first day of the Tour of Fairbanks Stage Race on Thursday evening, June 12, 2008. The cycling competition continues today through Sunday.
