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Fact of The Matter

The Fact of the Matter is a collection of articles written by Lee & Linda Parker that appears monthly in the Gustavus, Alaska "FairWeather Reporter". All subject matter is based on real Gustavus history and has been researched from multiple archived sources and/or are from personal family accounts.

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1	A Winter Fireside (True) Story Part III - Published March 2013 Date: 03/01/2013 Description: The Parker's final attempt to push through the dangerous winter waters of Lynn Canal to gather the Point's presents in time for Christmas. Reference#: 10079

2	A Winter Fireside (True) Story Part II - Published February 2013 Date: 02/01/2013 Description: Fighting cold, ice, starvation and no coffee (the final straw!), the Parker's 1947 Santa Claus trip is foiled again! Reference#: 10078

3	A Winter Fireside (True) Story Part I - Published January 2013 Date: 01/01/2013 Description: A Winter Voyage into Juneau for Christmas Presents, but Glen and Nell Parker's Attempt Thwarted at Swanson Harbor Reference#: 10077

4	Why There's a Crashed Alaska Guard Plane in the Woods - Published December 2012 Date: 12/01/2012 Description: Regarding the 1957 plane crash in our woods, what exactly brought the C-47D plane down? Reference#: 10076

5	Grant for a Memorial for the Crash of 1957 - Published November 2012 Date: 11/01/2012 Description: Article Coming Soon! Reference#: 10075

6	Parker Beef Takes Juneau By Storm Date: 10/01/2012 Description: What happened to the cattle roaming the flats of Strawberry Point in the 1930’s? Reference#: 10074

7	The Unveiling of One Louis Mideke - Published September 2012 Date: 09/01/2012 Description: What’s new in the “who’d have believed it” department of GHAA? Reference#: 10073

8	A Present Day Warning to Preserve History - Published August 2012 Date: 08/01/2012 Description: A current proposal to rename the historic Tong Road raises the question of whether we, the community of Gustavus, care about preserving our history. Reference#: 10072

9	Just Released 1940 Census - Published July 2012 Date: 07/01/2012 Description: Are there any surprises for Gustavus behind the mania of the newly released 1940 census? Reference#: 10071

10	Clinching the Site for Glacier Bay's Lodge - Published June 2012 Date: 06/01/2012 Description: Is it true that Bartlett Cove was not the original choice for public access to Glacier Bay National Park? Reference#: 10070

11	More White House Recipes - Published May 2012 Date: 05/01/2012 Description: Concoctions for whatever ails you Reference#: 10069

12	Culinary Talents from The White House - Published April 2012 Date: 04/01/2012 Description: Gustavus has always been known for the culinary talents of its residents. How did this get started? Reference#: 10068

13	Weather Reporting - Published March 2012 Date: 03/01/2012 Description: With all the talk of climate change, what weather conditions existed for our homesteaders? Reference#: 10067

14	Traveling Icy Straits During the War - Published February 2012 Date: 02/01/2012 Description: Did the 1943 missionary trip on Glen Parker’s boat the “Glenellen” run into any difficulties due to wartime restrictions? Reference#: 10066

15	A Porpoise Island Loner - Published January 2012 Date: 01/01/2012 Description: Other than the occasional “watchman” did anyone ever live on any of the Porpoise Islands in the early days? Reference#: 10065

Frogs in Alaska? - Published December 2011

Date: 12/01/2011
Description: Overheard from the mouth of a Gustavus child just the other day…”There are no frogs in Alaska!” Then looking around to see who might object…”Not in the winter, anyway. Well, are there?” he demanded… It reminded me of something I found in an old box of homesteader’s things a while back. The collection undoubtedly contained some of the music sung at Strawberry Point’s “bang outs” in the 1920’s, 30’s, and 40’s. Songs that stretched the imagination and brought wide-eyed enjoyment to children and adults alike—especially on long, blustery and cold wintry nights. But first, about the frogs…
Reference#: 10064

17	Bert Parker's Childhood Texbooks III - Published November 2011 Date: 11/01/2011 Description: Science experiments in the Stawberry Point classroom. Reference#: 10063

18	Bert Parker's Childhood Texbooks II - Published October 2011 Date: 10/01/2011 Description: More surprises from the early 1900 textbook Reference#: 10062

19	Bert Parker's Childhood Texbooks I - Published September 2011 Date: 09/01/2011 Description: What sort of curriculum was taught to our settler’s school age children? Reference#: 10061

20	Nell Parker's Diary II - Published August 2011 Date: 08/01/2011 Description: GHAA’s part II report of Nell Parker’s long lost, but recently discovered 1937-1942 diary. Reference#: 10060

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