Palmer, Alaska

   During the depression the Roosevelt administration started a program to relocate families who were living in areas with poor economic conditions. Palmer,Alaska was one of the places chosen as a new agricultural community. Most of the 203 families who moved to Palmer came from the Great Lakes states. They had been living in an area called the cut-over , a swath of clear cut forest land that wasn’t fertile enough to support their farms.

  Each family was supplied with 40 acres of land,a small house and a line of credit to buy supplies.Only about a third of them stayed past the first year but they were replaced by other families and Palmer thrives today as a farming community,supplying the rest of Alaska with vegetables.  More pictures here - https://picasaweb.google.com/tonyandkaren1/PlamerAlaska?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKj3-YjN2a3fRQ&feat=directlink

Alaska and the Yukon

   We made it to Alaska! It’s been a long drive through a lot of beautiful scenery. We’re a little late for tourist season and Alaska is already emptying out. Hopefully we’ll get to see everything before it gets too cold. It never did warm up so winter may come early. If it starts to snow we’re leaving!  More pictures here - https://picasaweb.google.com/tonyandkaren1/AlaskaAndTheYukon?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMjcw9S92_O_0AE&feat=directlink

Driving to Salmon Glacier,British Columbia

    Salmon Glacier is the fifth largest glacier in North America and one of the easiest to get by car. Even so it’s a pretty long trip. The jumping off point is Hyder ,Alaska which is about forty miles from the main highway and at the end of the paved road. From there it’s another twenty or more miles on a rough gravel road but it’s definitely worth the trip. The glacier is huge and the view is awe inspiring! Pictures do not do it justice.  More pictures here - https://picasaweb.google.com/tonyandkaren1/DrivingToSalmonGlacierBritishColumbia?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJqQg-qinu_ddg&feat=directlink