NORTH TO THE FUTURE: ALASKANS ENCOUNTER THEIR ENVIRONMENT
Cook Inlet Historical Society 2018-2019 Lecture Series
Richard Proenneke (1916-2003) on left and Will Troyer on right, overlooking Twin Lakes, 1973. After the creation of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in 1980, Proenneke continued to live alone in his cabin, becoming a park volunteer and helping to coordinate activities there. (Courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve).
Thursday, January 17, 2019, 7:00 pm
Anchorage Museum Auditorium, 625 C St. (enter through 121 W. 7th Ave. entrance)
Speaker: John Branson
Topic: An Insider’s View of Richard Proenneke
For thirty years Richard L. Proenneke lived in harmony with the natural world at his home on the shores of Twin Lakes, Alaska. Proenneke’s life spurred national interest in the natural and cultural resources of the greater Lake Clark region, thus paving the way for its national park status. In addition, Proenneke helped legitimize the park in the eyes of his fellow Alaskans and the wider national and international public in the early 1980s. Proenneke’s careful stewardship of wild Alaska has been a source of growing appreciation for his life and for the ideals he practiced each and every day.
John Branson is the historian at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and is editing the Proenneke Journals. Branson was a close personal friend of Proenneke’s and considers him a modern-day Henry David Thoreau.
Anchorage Museum Auditorium, 625 C St. (enter through 121 W. 7th Ave. entrance)
Speaker: John Branson
Topic: An Insider’s View of Richard Proenneke
For thirty years Richard L. Proenneke lived in harmony with the natural world at his home on the shores of Twin Lakes, Alaska. Proenneke’s life spurred national interest in the natural and cultural resources of the greater Lake Clark region, thus paving the way for its national park status. In addition, Proenneke helped legitimize the park in the eyes of his fellow Alaskans and the wider national and international public in the early 1980s. Proenneke’s careful stewardship of wild Alaska has been a source of growing appreciation for his life and for the ideals he practiced each and every day.
John Branson is the historian at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and is editing the Proenneke Journals. Branson was a close personal friend of Proenneke’s and considers him a modern-day Henry David Thoreau.
