Alaska Reunion 2011

Today was the day of the reunion and picnic for local folks who have lived in Alaska. It was great to see old friends as well as meet some new ones.





Even the flower garden was decked out in Alaska colors.



Didn't get pictures of many...especially the children as they almost instantly gravitated to the playground.

















In addition to singing the Alaska Flag song, we learned a little about each other:

1. What Alaska towns were represented by the group?
2. Who has shot a moose?
3. Who has caught a halibut weighing more than 50 lbs.?
4. Who still has a pair of bunny boots
5. Who homestead in Alaska?
6. Who came to Alaska in the military?
7. Who has been to Kodiak?
8. Who lived in Alaska during 'the Earthquake' (1964)?
9. Who has met 'Jewel' (Kilcher)?
10. Who has seen the Northern Lights?
11. Who has been frostbitten?
12. Who has panned for gold?
13. Who has crossed the Arctic Circle?
14. Who has experiences volcanic ash fall?
15. Who has had their garden eaten by moose?
16. Who was born in Alaska?
17. Who graduated from high school in Alaska?
18. Who has seen a forest fire in Alaska?
19. Who has hit a moose with a car?

Then we tried to answer some trivia questions. How many can you answer without looking them up?

1. What Secretary of State signed the purchase of Alaska?
2. The Pribilof Islands are known for the harvesting of what animal?
3. What common mineral, when mined and sold, has been more valuable than gold?
4. What are 'Hooligans'?
5. What is a 'williwaw'?
6. What famous aviator was called the "Glacier Pilot"?
7. What river in Alaska is 1,979 miles long?
8. What is muktuk?
9. In the 1960s what was the Katmai National Monument used for?
10. What is the Alaska State bird?
11. What 2 cities are the beginning and end of the Alaska Railroad?
12. What well-known poet, born in England, became famous for his poems of Alaska?
13. What is the official state motto?
14. What is the name of Alaska's largest lake?
15. What singer became well-known for his recording of "North to Alaska"?
16. Who drove the last spike of the Alaska Railroad in 1923?
17. Where is the greatest concentration of bald eagles in Alaska?
18. What are the unseasonably warm winds that cause thawing in the middle of winter?
19. What mountain range borders the city of Anchorage?
20. Who was Sydney Laurence?
21. What is the largest herbivore in Alaska?
22. What is the northernmost city in Alaska?
23. What insect is humorously called Alaska's State Bird?
24. What was the Alaska Highway formerly called?


It was fun discussing and figuring out the answers.