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mcpangie Says: In the summer there is normally something going on down at the Kanakanak Beach. Subsistence fishing nets line the beach, so you might see locals catching salmon to "put up" for the winter. People picnic down at the beach. You'd need 4x4 to go too far down the beach, but it...
Chinese Eagle: Chinese Buffet For Lunch & Dinner
mcpangie Says: This small restaurant in the PAF Boat Yard near the small boat harbor and downtown Dillingham has a great Chinese buffet most days for lunch and some days for dinner. They do not do the Dim Sum thing that is part of this category on VT. They have standard American fare like...
DU at the Willow Tree: Ducks Unlimited Auction
mcpangie Says: Once a year the local chapter of Ducks Unlimited puts on a fancy dinner and auction to benefit the organization. It's a popular event. The tickets run something like $50. The dinner is great! The company is good. People dress up for this one. Normally at the Willow Tree...
mcpangie Says: There are only a few miles of paved roads in Dillingham, and the roads can get very icy in the winter - particularly this corner. In every town there are bad sections of road, and in every Alaskan town I've ever lived in there are always more accidents after a fresh snow. If...
mcpangie Says: Being a hub community in Alaska, Dillingham gets regularly scheduled jet service by Alaska Airlines, and smaller commuter planes such as Pen Air and Frontier out of Fairbanks. But we still end up in small planes when we want to travel beyond Dillingham to smaller communities...
Don't Shop For Groceries Here!
mcpangie Says: The locals try to shop in Anchorage. Our complaint is the prices. A bag of goceries could cost $50 and last only a couple days. I have friends who won't even walk into the local stores, they buy everything outside of Dillingham and freight it in.Many commercial fisherman...
The Aruvak Dancers of Dillingham
mcpangie Says: Aruvak was the name of one of the dance groups founding elders. In the mid-80’s there was a move to bring dancing back to Dillingham. The group performs around town and around the State at various functions. We practice fairly regularly at the Bristol Inn thanks to their...
mcpangie Says: This is a "maqi" at my friend's house. It is one of the local customs to take a steam bath as often as possible. To tell you the truth, I'm not that fond of the custom (nor have I ever learned to pronouce it properly). I got over my modesty long ago, but taking a "maqi" is...
mcpangie Says: This picture was taken on Kanakanak Beach. Besides having the distinction of being the world's largest anagram, Kanakanak Beach is located approximately 5 miles from downtown Dillingham. This is one of the main beaches where locals subsistence fish for salmon each summer....
mcpangie Says: In early July 2002, one of my coworker's boys was driving out the "Lake Road" and saw two cubs. The mother (sow) found them right about the same time... That is a bear bite on the Subaru's windshield.
mcpangie Says: I took this picture up river along the banks of the Nushagak. It was near another town, Koliganek, one of my favorite towns in Bristol Bay but since I don’t have many pictures I will not create a Koliganek page. There is a lot of fishing and guiding out of the smaller...
mcpangie Says: A 15-mile drive up the Lake Road you will find Twin Lakes. I think it is kind of funny, there are actually three lakes there. On hot summer days you’ll find the locals swimming and picnicking. In August you can wander through the woods and pick huckleberries. You might see a...
Going "Up River" For Sports Fishing
mcpangie Says: From Dillingham the journey inland on the Nushagak River takes you to many small villages that the average tourist doesn't get to. I don't have that many pictures of the actual villages of Ekwok, New Stuyahok, and Koliganek that I have gone to so I'm making this a trip from...
Fishing With Crystal Creek Lodge
mcpangie Says: It isn't probably a very inexpensive place for people to stay. This won't be a budget travel tip! But they really take care of their guests. I've only been invited up there as a member of the Aruvak Dancers. They have a gift shop, a bar, a fancy cook. It's a lovely building,...
mcpangie Says: Dillingham's museum has limited hours, but a if you have the chance stop by and read a little about the history of the area.These hands were returned to the area recently. We had a dance festival commemorating the return of these hands.
mcpangie Says: I have another picture from behind the scuffed up window of an air taxi on a cloudy day of the Nushagak Bay where downtown Dillingham is located.
mcpangie Says: This picture puts into perspective some of the places that I talk about in the Dillingham area. What you can't see from this vantage is of course, downtown Dillingham. It is about 2 miles to the left of the runway in this picture.
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Dillingham, Alaska - I've lived in Dillingham since July '03 and am unused to this kind of cold, having lived on Unalaska Island (Dutch Harbor) and Baranof Island (Sitka) where the ocean waters keep the land mass warm....
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When I started with VT I was living in Dillingham, Alaska (1999-2003) the largest community in Bristol Bay in Southwest Alaska. I first started living out here when I was a college student. I spent my...
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a big hello to the guys at Lummis...and Squeak, i still have that raingear,gonna use it crabbing this w/e .Matt and Tina are still in oregon...
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I've lived in Dillingham since July '03 and am unused to this kind of cold, having lived on Unalaska Island (Dutch Harbor) and Baranof Island (Sitka) where the ocean waters keep the land mass warm.......
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Ekuk is a village that lies 16 miles south of Dillingham and 340 miles west of Anchorage. Yupik and Athabascan people have lived for centuries in this region, one of the richest salmon fishing areas...
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