Skilak Lake
Aloha Friends and Family, I am going to take a moment to talk about where I am living and working this summer. I am currently living at the Kenai Backcountry Lodge which is situated on the North Shore of Skilak Lake in the Kenai Peninsula. The main lodge was built in the 1930’s by two gentlemen Hank Lucas and George Nelson. They homesteaded here in the early 1900’s. They both were big game hunters and guides in the Kenai Peninsula. They also had a fox farm here on property because raising foxes was a lucrative employment at the time. Other than the main lodge there are 9 cabins on the property which are were our guests sleep during their stay. There is also a shop, a bathhouse, a gazebo and all the staff housing. Living on this property is an Alaskan take on glamping. Our “tents” we live in as staff have a hard floor and roof but the walls are all canvas. There is no running water or electricity into our...