Fire & Ice Dept: While the Lower 48 suffered through its warmest July on record, Alaska had its second coolest July. Don't you wish this would even out a bit?
Vanishing History Dept: Or, "entropy is a real creep." The now-vacant Matanuska Maid Block Building, one of the oldest in Palmer, Alaska, burned to the ground in a spectacular blaze early Tuesday morning. It was built in 1935, during Alaska's colony days ... that's when FDR started shipping farmers displaced by the Dust Bowl to Alaska, to build farms in the rich soil here. Our growing season's a bit shorter (only 100 days), but the volcanic soil produces 700 lb. heads of cabbage, and 1,100 lb. pumpkins.
What's the Buzz Dept: Alaska beekeepers continue their ongoing struggle to breed a winter-tolerant bee. If you're interested in the epic apiary saga, you may read about it here.
That's about it for today. Thanks for stopping by, friends, and have a wonderful day.
5 comments:
The bees need iyyt bitty fur coats
Corey, while you are probably correct, the difficulty lies in the doing thereof. :)
Wow, that's going to be a large vacant gap in the town I remember when I come back.
And the ADN is linking directly to stories in the Press now? They're not even trying to pretend they're full of news anymore? *facepalm*
That's a shame, that was a historic building (for AK anyway)...
Wing, you're right. Even though the dairy closed years ago, one hates to see our bits o' history go up in smoke - or any other way.
Old NFO, we have old buildings. It's just that most of them are Russian. :) The oldest stick-built house in Anchorage only dates back to 1915, when the town was incorporated.
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