With little more than their fare and a zealous determination to experience firsthand the last frontier, sisters Fern and Virginia Lechelt took passage on a small freighter to Alaska. The fact they were two women alone did not discourage their long-cherished desire to go north.
Alaska Calls tells the story of the pleasures, surprises and frustrations a woman felt while coping with life in the wilderness. The new adventures, hardships, hazards and breath-taking beauty which people experience in Alaska's rugged wilderness areas are described in a colorful and personal style.
Better transportation and increased accessibility brought more modern living conditions and more people to Alaska. In spite of the inevitable changes progress creates and the memories of a bygone era, the heart of the great northland will never change. There will always be the awesome beauty of the northern lights (Aurora Borealis), the age-old comfort of a campfire under a canopy of stars, the thrilling tug of a fighting king salmon and the lonesome cry of the loon. Alaska still calls. |
