Matanuska River near Palmer

Palmer Alaska - Matanuska Colony

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July 22nd 2012
Today was a beautiful day in Alaska - sunny and 68. Better than yesterday when it was rainy and chilly. We went to church this morning. A baby boy was baptized during the service by his grandfather, a deacon from Wisconsin. Very uplifting. Yesterday we went to the visitors center in Palmer which is also a museum. It had a display there about the Matanuska Colony which I thought was interesti ... read more

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