Kasilof Kapers

My last Sunday in Alaska, we had a great time doing different kinds of fun things. At church Randy had some air rockets ready to launch and I think JaLeen made 4 pretty in pink ones. After that we drove out to Kasilof and visited a museum. It consisted of several old log buildings which had been used by various settlers way back in the day. There were many signs telling us what was used when.

                                       

One of the things we noticed in a small cabin was well..how small it was! Janet is under 5 feet and this doorway made her feel like a giant.

Some of the buildings were locked, but you could peek in the windows to see what there was to see.

 One of the more fascinating buildings hosted miscellaneous fishing gear. One wall of a cabin was covered in panels that held different kinds of ways to make knots.

 Below, mum is standing near the first flushing toilet on the Kenai. It is a two seater and was next to the water and the tides helped with the maintenance.

 Lee decided this was one of the very first sawzalls. Looks a little bit scary, but loggers did what they had to do to get it done!

 In the museum proper there were all kinds of different things that were used in the past. I particularly liked how this wall was old labels. Some families used newspapers to cover their walls. You could read last year's news while you drank your coffee!

 This yoke was made in Anchor Point by a talented wood carver. He made it so his wife could haul water easier.

There were several canneries who canned salmon and put a variety of labels on them. I liked this one the best. (I prefer red salmon!)

        

After the museum we went down to Kasilof beach. This is the mouth of the river, it is a great place to catch reds (which are the fish running about now. As you can see there are not very many people on the banks yet, just wait a few more days!)

 

One of the more interesting beach finds was hauled off by this tourist. It was a dehydrated  shark. Not sure what kind it was since it is in such awful condition, but Alaska has been known to host a nice variety. In recent years there have been many more than previously netted/found.