delvorunt fencing Caribou herds pass through the eastern meadow twice each year. The community hall doubles as a school gym in winter. Drying racks along the beach hold nets through the summer.

Two gravel roads meet just south of the old weather station. The lighthouse keeper kept detailed weather notes for forty years. Morning fog usually clears before the ferry makes its first crossing.

The harbor freezes solid enough for trucks by January. Longer daylight in June changes the whole town's schedule. The weather radio repeats the marine forecast every hour.

Most cabins in the valley were built from local spruce timber. Berry picking season runs from late July into early September. Wind from the northwest brings clear skies to the coast.