Amy Daavettila (reed & sue's) and Luke Aho (cokato)

they came to our rented house in Homer also, but too late for our group picture

at a flea market in homer...this crusty old guy made this banjo, and the sitar-dulcimer you will see below....he did all his figure carvings with a dremel tool.

demonstrating his sitar-dulcimer

working on my alaska sketch/painting of our trip

Worthington Glacier...Lempi & Nichole...you could see people climbing the glacier...at the base are ice caves.

Trisha, Brad, Allie, kaitlin and Brenna Pietila. Brad is a veterinarian in Anchorage, son of pauline

talkeetna, alaska is a charming tiny village, filled with small log cabins filled with gifts, cafes, galleries, and tour businesses. lots of people in sept., so can't imagine how full it must be during the summer. here is amanda helminen in front of a shop

more of talkeetna. alaska

On OCT. 28, ELLEN TORMANEN WILL BE 90 YEARS OLD. SHE DOESN'T WANT A PARTY. SOMEONE FROM COKATO ASKED ME TO PUT THIS ON MY HOMPAGE....IT WOULD BE FUN FOR HER TO GET A BUNCH OF BIRTHDAY CARDS.

ADDRESS:

P.O. BOX 61.....COKATO, MN 55321

here's a couple extra pics before i put on more alaska pictures

The great white hunters of alaska....one grizzley bear, on ram and now this caribou

russell & katrina helminen

mia & paul storm, married last sat. in cokato

daughter of terry and mugga hillstrom, son of judy & mark storm

We saw many puffins in the Bay....I always thought that they were land birds, so it was a surprise to see them in the water.