Oa A BOLIDAY IN ALASKA

Mike Iwin, his wife and son Peter left
rainy Cassiar on August 9th for a two
week holiday by car to Alaskao

First e short stay at Whitehorse, then on
te Dawson City, with a side stop at Mayo,
the working area of Fr. Huijbers.
azviving at Dawson, we visited the Museam
which was a mist. Driving around Dawson,
We were surprised to see the many new
homes end lovely flower gardens.

Then by Perry over the Yukon river and a
60 mile drive to the Alaska Highway.
Arriving at Fairbanks and a short satay
there, we journeyed on to Mr McKinley
Neticnal Park, truly a place of beauty

te the tourist with majestic Mt. WeKinley
towering 20,270 feet. (The highest Mountain
in North Americas) The Park area serves
a8 a reservation for Bear, Gaxibou end
other geme.

On our way to the seaport of Valdes, we
visited fabulous Worthington Glacier. Then
a Gvive through Palmer, Anchorage, Portage,
Seaward and south to Homer, a siall fishing)
town and port. At Kenai Penineula, we
watched the Silver ani King Salmon Fishing, |
seeing some from 10, up to 65 lbs. We
Visited with a homesteader near Kenai who
ceme through Cassier on his trek up from
the U.S. sane weeks agog We learned that
his son was treated at the Cassiar Hospite
at that time. 4

Prom Kenai, back to Anchorage, an all
American City, clean and very modern with
big stores am Pins restenrants, While
sightseeing end shopping we met Rhona
MeBurusy and Eileen Mueller (ex-enployses
of Cassiar) who had been holidaying at

Mt McKinley Park, They send their best
Yegerds to their friends in Cassiar,

4 ésive over the Glenn Highway led us
through a game reserve to Sheep Mountain
Lodge. You could watch the many Mountain
Goat and Sheep from the cabin window,

| With holiday time comming to a close, we

| started the journey homeward, We spent

| a day in Whitehorse sightseeing, shopping

) and visiting friends, ami then headed back
to Cassiar, It was a wonderful trip and
| twelve days of lovely sunshine,

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| With the snow on the mountain peaks (it’s _

been there for some time now), the mount

| slopes decked out in autumn attire and the
hunting season in fuil swing, Ame and Earl

took off to try their luck in the big game |
Packing a good supply of grub,
{arne sez just in case) they toaried a
plene for the wilderness away from all
Givilization roughing it for a week. We
expect them back for the Labour Day week-
end heavily laden with those fine Moose
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By the way, Henri is doing famously on
the Bus run while hubby Earl is setting |
“soaked” with Arne in the hilla.

steaks and/or sheep.

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Cat. Clark has returned from vacation,
looxing fit. and well tanned after enjoy
ing several days of hot sunny weather in
the U.Se and Eastern Canada. Too bed you
couldn't bring some of that sunshine to
| Cassier. We still have hopes though, as
@ couple cf old timers have predicted a
nice September and a long, fine fall.
has taken off for the tush a couple of id
after making hie predi¢tion, Wonder why
Pat? Reg. is sticking it owt. He says
it just can't keep on reining end snowing
much longer. We hope your right‘
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