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Category Archives: Before Captnmike was Captnmike
Happy Birthday & Thanks For The Visits
In August my web site was five years old and I wanted to thank everyone that has visited my site and to reflect a bit on how I got here. Why a website? Well it was on a whim, I … Continue reading
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The Dim View sees the light
A snap shot of Alaska Cannery life from the 1980’s at the Icicle Seafoods, Seward Fish (SFI) plant in Seward Alaska. Recently two copies of the Dim View, an underground newspaper published by person or persons unknown at the Icicle … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Fish Picker, Icicle Seafoods, icicle seafoods seward, Seward, Seward Fish, SFI
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Wandering from Juneau to XIP and Around Alaska
Before Captnmike was Captnmike I wandered about in Alaska as a Cannery Hack Here I am on my way into XIP to help them start their cannery.
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Starting Before Captnmike
In the beginning there was the Alaska Cannery Hack and Machinist starting at the bottom of the ladder of success at Pederson Point one of New England Fish Company’s (NEFCO) Salmon Cannery close to Naknek Alaska in Bristol Bay. Captnmike’s … Continue reading
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