Flying into McGrath with Ryan Air.
Flight from Kalskag to McGrath with Ryan Air
Our wonderful SCF contact Katie Stam.
Izzy looks excited to get on a tiny plane to Nikolai!
Kaleb and Sarah arrived with the set and had fun loading it onto a school bus.
Another beautiful day to check out a new village!
Production Tech surveys the McGrath gym.
The tech team has to assess each new space before set-up begins.
We loved the McGrath Arctic Knights emblem!
Just FYI.
Wolverine (David Leslie, center) makes a mean carbonara.
PANDEMIC was again a popular board game for our evenings in schools.
Breakfast with the kiddies.
Misty chats it up with McGrath students.
"Grandma" Adeline is great with kids!
Every sign requires a photo.
Sometimes more than one photo.
Little Skyler.
The boys getting silly playing a game called "Wax Figures."
More fun with the game "Wax Figures."
A game called "Machine" was another big hit.
Lots of volunteers!
Brían and Aurora in a spirited game of "1-2-3-LOOK!"
Skyler with the kids.
Another rousing game of Machine.
Bear Spear
We had the great fortune to visit the McGrath museum, where we learned about the history of the community for gold mining, archaeology, and traditional Athabascan culture.
In THE WINTER BEAR, Sidney teaches Duane how to create a traditional bear spear in honor of his grandfather.
People in McGrath can COOK. The fry bread in the foreground disappeared in minutes.
Lining up for Good Eating!
Lynx always has young lady fans to meet after the show!
David (Wolverine) poses with a new buddy.
Skyler and Skyler!
We managed to get a photo with all 13 of us once on tour. An impressive feat!
The obligatory goofy shot.
Last strike
It was bittersweet to pack up one last time.
These students from Takotna flew in to see the show!
Playwright and Producer Anne Hanley enjoys a walk before our last planes.
The river was just starting to open up when we were visiting.
Anne Hanley says goodbye to Katie Stam, our SCF contact who was incredibly helpful in making the visit a success. Thanks Katie!
Back to the city we go!
Well, not right away it turned out....we had to deplane while they worked on a mechanical issue.
Winter Bear folks are very creative in their choice of napping locales.
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Tanacross 2013
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