STATE BASKETBAL TOURNEY :: 2ND YEAR
A big congrats goes out to our very own mr-fix-it [Brian Alexander - longtime Mission Lodge caretaker/maintenance guru] for being chosen again this year to officiate at the Alaska State Boy’s High School Basketball Tournament! All of us ‘Brian Fans’ want to see an action shot or two from this year’s tourney action [hint, hint] — not saying that this looks like a mug shot, but well, ya know… a quote from the man... [Read More...]
PLEASE JOIN THE FIGHT – Stop Pebble Mine
Anyone who has an interest in healthy fisheries in the Bristol Bay area needs to read this. The short AND long-term health of the Bristol Bay watersheds is be threatened by ‘big mining’. The Renewable Resources Coalition is making headway, but really needs our help. We now have before us an opportunity to vote on a very plain and simple initiative that will protect our waters and fisheries from being decimated through large scale mining... [Read More...]
Pebble Mine Video
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Pebble Mine Update — Join the fight!
Sport Fishing Industry Leaders Blast Pebble Mine Proposal Full-Page Ads in Fish Alaska and Fly Fisherman Magazines Urge Governor-Elect Palin To Protect Bristol Bay Watershed Anchorage, Alaska—In an unprecedented move, 37 sport fishing industry leaders, including Scott Fly Rods, Orvis, and the American Fly Fishing Trade Association today urged Alaska Governor-elect Sarah Palin, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, and the federal Bureau... [Read More...]
Dillingham, Alaska makes the LA Times
LA TIMES 80 Eyes on 2,400 People If terrorists come to tiny Dillingham, Alaska, security cameras will be ready. But privacy concerns have residents up in arms. By Tomas Alex Tizon, Times Staff Writer March 28, 2006 DILLINGHAM, Alaska — From Anchorage it takes 90 minutes on a propeller plane to reach this fishing village on the state’s southwestern edge, a place where some people still make raincoats out of walrus intestine. This is the... [Read More...]
Pebble Mine Threatens Bristol Bay
Anyone who has ever visited the Bristol Bay region, or every just dreamed of visiting, needs to take notice of a proposed giant open pit gold mine that \threatens to devastate the finest cold water fisheries on the planet. Please take some time and look through the links provided on the lower right column. There are many articles and websites that outline this horrible misuse of public lands in this magical region of Alaska. We will hunt down and... [Read More...]
ATTN: PAST MISSION LODGE GUESTS
Welcome to Mission Lodge’s new spot for in-season fishing reports, posting your photos, recipes for all that fish you took home and interacting in the off season. We are slowlyg revamping the main website and will start to move it all over little by little to this new format. During that process, your input is most welcome. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Read More →
