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  Port Alsworth History
Settled by prospectors in the late 1890's, Tanalian Point was the forerunner of Port Alsworth.
In May 1942, Leon "Babe" Alsworth and his wife Mary moved to the north side of Lake Clark, from Koggiung on the Bristol Bay.
Babe Alsworth began using his 4,000 foot runway.
www.nps.gov /lacl/port_alsworth_history.htm   (292 words)

  
 Alaska's Golden Spoon Photo Album   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
When she married Leon Alsworth, better known as Babe, part of her trousseau was likely some of her mom's sourdough starter.
Babe and Mary Alsworth were wed in 1944 and moved to Hardenburg Bay, which because of their famous hospitality, has been known forever-after as Port Alsworth.
Babe was a well respected bush pilot in Interior Alaska for decades.
www.alaskasgoldenspoon.com /photos.cfm   (1364 words)

  
 Some books I've been reading   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Babe phoned Merrill Tower to clear him with no receiver and we headed on the last leg of our long journey.
Babe flew on home next day and I stayed to take care of last minute business.
Babe came to town and we flew to Port Alsworth Apr. 17.
www.coxontool.com /index.php/Books/HomePage   (1171 words)

  
 Remote lodging in Lake Clark National Park
Hardenberg Bay had often offered temporary protection and shelter when he needed to set the plane down to refuel before continuing his journey, but this time he and his wife Mary were here to make Lake Clark their home.
Now, more than 60 years after Babe and Mary homesteaded what is now the location for The Farm Lodge and Lake Clark Air, it is still easy to see why they were drawn to this breathtaking piece of Alaska.
Glen Alsworth, Sr., my father and owner of Lake Clark Air, has over 24,000 hours of flight experience in Alaska.
www.lakeclarkair.com /history.html   (433 words)

  
 Fang or Flint? Who Made the Neanderthal Flute?
Whether or not the Divje Babe object turns out to be a flute or not, I would hope that Turk, Blackwell, even D'Errico would be willing to keep their eyes out for similar objects associated with Neandertals.
The centre-centre distance of the distal holes approximate to the centre-centre distance of the holes of the suspected flute from Divje babe I (judging from drawings).
Again, whether the Divje Babe object proves ultimately to be natural or produced artificially, we should remember that not all objects found in a UP context are artificually produced, no matter what early AMH were or were not capable of, nor are all non-stone objects found in an MP or Neandertal context necessarily naturally produced.
www.greenwych.ca /lztderic.htm   (10956 words)

  
 History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania 1908
Fullerton went horseback across the mountains on a visit, and the jaunt was so hard on the babe, which they carried with them, that it did not grow any for a year or more, and was always delicate afterward.
On the same ground a second house, also of logs, was built about 1818, and afterward another one, which was a frame building, and used until about 1840, when the location was abandoned for school purposes.
James Alsworth settled a 200-acre tract and made the first improvements upon it.
www.rootsweb.com /~usgenweb/pa/lawrence/1908/norbeavr.htm   (8619 words)

  
 Lake and Peninsula
Port Alsworth is located on the southeast shore of Lake Clark at Hardenburg Bay in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, 22 miles northeast of Nondalton and 170 miles southwest of Anchorage.
There are two privately-owned and operated airstrips in Port Alsworth: a 3,000' long by 100' wide dirt/gravel airstrip operated by Glen Alsworth / The Farm Lodge, and a 4,200' gravel airstrip operated by David and Jackie Wilder.
Pioneer bush pilot Leon “Babe” Alsworth and his wife Mary, the settlement’s first postmistress, were among the first settlers in the 1940s.
www.lakeandpen.com /index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={BE660EC4-01BA-4C17-AEDC-04CC60B71EE3}&Design=PrintView   (258 words)

  
 Port Alsworth, Alaska AK, profile (Lake and Peninsula Borough) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Port Alsworth is in Lake and Peninsula Borough.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Port Alsworth was $21,716, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Port Alsworth, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $725.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=27989   (549 words)

  
 Lake Clark National Park information, pictures, videos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The area south and east of Lake Clark itself is accessible from the community of Port Alsworth for the price of a seat fare (approximately $300 round trip from Anchorage).
Leave your itinerary with the field headquarters at Port Alsworth before departing into the backcountry and also to a friend or family member.
If you are coming into Port Alsworth and want to camp in that area, you can hike three miles to Kontrashibuna Lake via the Tanalian Falls trail.
www.adventure-crew.com /parks/lakeclark.asp   (4039 words)

  
 History of Lawrence County Pennsylvania 1877
Fullerton went horseback across the mountains on a visit, and the jaunt was so hard on the babe, which they carried with them, that it did not grow any for a year or more, and was always weakly afterward.
James Alsworth came from Franklin county, Pa., in November, 1804, with his wife and six children, and located on the farm lately owned by James McMillan, and since sold to ____ Shaffer.
The youngest of the six children who came with their parents was William Alsworth, now living at Moravia.
www.rootsweb.com /~usgenweb/pa/lawrence/1877/nbeaver.htm   (13010 words)

  
 Home > Port Alsworth, Alaska, AK, 99653, Port Alsworth Real Estate, Port Alsworth Yellow Pages, Port Alsworth ...
Port Alsworth is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, U.S. According to the 2000 census, the population of the town was 104.
Port Alsworth was founded in 1950 by Babe Alsworth, a missionary and bush pilot, and Mary Alsworth, who was the town\'s first postmaster.
The Port Alsworth School Community resolves to nurture, guide and challenge children to maximize their potential and become contributors to society.
port-alsworth.alaskaus.com   (817 words)

  
 the Cryptids of Lake Illiama - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
In 1988, bush pilot and fishing guide "Babe" Alsworth (commonly misspelled Aylesworth) recounted his 1942 sighting in an interview with Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman.
Alsworth saw several animals, each well over 10 feet long, in a shallow part of the lake.
According to Paust, something grabbed the moose meat used as bait and snapped the steel cable it was hooked to.
www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=80436   (2184 words)

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