This cache would be much higher if used as a cache. The large round skin in the upper left was a beaver. The skins hanging from platform are wolf and fox. The others hanging on the wall are ermine, mink, and otter. Clever girl said the ermine was a "Texas" polar bear!!!!! The entire crew of the village and the stern wheeler are from Alaska. Sled dog demonstation. Sled dogs are well cared for athletes. Mushers treat their sled dogs like part of the family. Sureing the winter, mushers protect their dogs' feet with dog booties. Replica of early settler cabin. Pine boughs mattress and mosquito netting! Huge moose antlers Real birch canoe. From Hiawatha': "Give me of your bark, O Birch-tree! Of your yellow bark, O Birch-tree! Growing by the rushing river, " "... I a light canoe will build me, Build a swift Cheemaun for sailing, That shall float on the river, " Longfellow On the trail "tent". Notice the green branches on ground with fur cover - a bed. The furs were taken and frame left. Smoke house on the trail. A permanent smokehouse. Salmon drying prior to being put in the smoke house. Notice the cuts the sped the drying process. After being dried, the salmon was light making it a good choice for jouneys for both man and sled dog. Dixie Alexander. renowned Athabascan bead artist, has been instrumental in preserving the ancient ways. She demonsrates the skills of her forebears to ensure theire survival and enhance the quality of life though long Arctic winters. When animal killed, the hide was scraped and dried and the results were very stiff. The hide was tanned and processed to make it soft, then sewn into garments. In the early days sinew was used for thread and needles were crafted from bone. Buttons are fashioned from moose and caribou antlers.

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