The Hammer Museum

Haines, Alaska - The Hammer Museum offers a unique view of the past through the use of the hammer. From ancient times to the industrial age, the hammer tells the story of man’s progress and ingenuity.

The Hammer Museum opened in 2002, and it became a non-profit organization in 2004. The museum does not have any paid staff; it is run entirely by volunteers and it has a seven-member board.

The mission of the Hammer Museum is to research, identify, exhibit, and preserve the history and use of hammers for the education of the general public. Central to our mission is the intent to benefit both a worldwide and local community.

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The Big Hammer

This just goes to show there's something for everyone. If hammers are your thing, then these folks have just the place for you.

I love Alaska.  :)

Wolf Kills, Eats Dog After Battle With Owner

From the Anchorage Daily News:

Excerpt:

HAINES -- A Haines woman beat back a wolf with a ski pole but was unable to keep it from killing and devouring one of four dogs she was walking with during a midday ordeal near 40 Mile Haines Highway.

... Working the perimeter, the wolf was able to lunge and pin each of the dogs momentarily, before the other dogs and Bochart chased it off. Four times it pinned 16-year-old Mason, a husky-lab-rottweiler mix that was the largest of the four pets. Still, it was smaller than the wolf Bochart estimated at the shoulder would stand about as tall as her hip.

... After about 20 minutes of skirmishes, the wolf pinned Little Bear, a bearded collie mutt. "Mason exploded and attacked her. That was the first real dogfight. ... The wolf got him by the throat and killed him in an instant. It was done in a second. Without ever looking at us, she began eating his body, with us standing right there," Bochart said.

 The story is long and detailed. Read the whole thing at the link.