March 21, 2021 Special edition from Terry

Deb and I have spent a lot of time down on the river, hanging out with the hopefuls. Today Margie caught 2 Grayling and 2 whitefish, the best luck so far. I have developed a plan to unwind my dental floss and tie it on a willow branch, much like the locals do. Today while we walked with Elsie, she cast doubt on my idea and gave me one of her rigs, laughing that she is too old to fish anyway. The fishing equipment consists of a short piece of willow with 2 protruding screws that the line gets wound around. This simple method works primarily because cold water fish are lethargic and don’t put up a fight. Maybe tomorrow……

Thawing of the fire hydrants signals warmer weather ahead. Each has a heater cable that gets attached to a portable generator.

Power for McGrath is supplied by 3 diesel generators housed in a shed situated strategically between the grocery store, hotel, and bar. One kilowatt of power cost 71 cents. Most locals burn spruce to heat their homes.