| The midnight sun. This picture was taken at
2:30 am. Sunset was at 1:30 am and sunrise will be at 4:30 am. This was as
"dark" as it got. Actually, it was much lighter than this
picture shows. Marilyn's house is off to the right out of the
picture. This was taken the first night I was in Nome. |
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| Inside the Nome Nugget newspaper
office. Marilyn, a reporter, is on the right. On the left is Nancy
McGuire, editor and publisher of the paper. July 8. |
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| Marilyn and Jay Peterson, ad manager and
circulation and distribution manager. July 8. |
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| Relics of the mining boom. East edge of
town. July 8. |
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| Swanberg's dredge. East end of town. Gold
dredges floated in their own little lagoons as they marched across the
tundra. They were left where they were when the companies ceased
operations. Several dredges are left stranded in the Nome area. July 8. |
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| Every summer people still come to Nome to
prospect for gold on the beaches. No one can stake a claim. They are
permitted to prospect as far as a shovel will reach, scooping gravel into
sluice boxes and washing it down with sea water. Enough gold can be
recovered this way that some prospectors come back every year. July 8. |
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| You can't read it but the sign says
"Welcome to Nome." It is in the rear of the Visitors Center. I
should have used a flash. But you can see the seawall of rip rap behind it
that protects the city from damaging seas. The Bering Sea is beyond that.
July 8. |
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| Note that this house is built on stilts.
Because of permafrost almost all buildings in Nome are build on stilts or
pilings or steel frames that sit on the ground. Many buildings will cover
these "foundations" but many buildings leave the pilings exposed
to view. July 8. |
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| Anvil City Park contains playground
equipment, a huge gold pan, three life-size statues of the "Three
Lucky Swedes" who discovered gold on Anvil Creek in 1898, and a
restored "Old St. Joe's," a Catholic church now used as a
meeting hall by the community. July 8. |
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| A gold dredge bucket. These buckets are all
over town. They ring Anvil City Park. They are frequently used as flower
pots. July 8. |
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| Looking toward Anvil Mountain to the north
of Nome. This spot is at the end of Steadman Street. The road
visible is the Bypass Road. July 8. |
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| Marilyn and me in the Polar Cafe. Brother
and sister. The Bering
Sea is visible behind us. July 8. |
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| Marilyn and Lew Tobin in the Polar Cafe. Lew
is an ex-tugboat captain, a native-corporation administrator, and a local
raconteur. July 8 |
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| This gateway is moved into the street every
March for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, a race from Anchorage to Nome, 1049
miles. July 8. |
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| Front of the airport terminal in Nome. July
9. |
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