The final frontier is space, according to Star Trek. The last frontier is Alaska, the 49th state. What is developing in the final frontier?
Ten years ago, I visited Alaska and met dreamers, self-promoters and the operators of single family businesses. There was still a greatest generation vibe.
- George Brown was still talking aviation at the Lucky Wishbone in 2011.
- The promoters who started the Iditarod dogsled race were still promoting as we listened from a distance while visiting their museum.
- The Museum of Transportation and Industry in Wasilla, AK still feels like a family-run operation, though one of its proponents is no longer around.
The generation who viewed Alaska as the last frontier may be reaching an end. What kind of dreamers do we see in Alaska now?
- Our conductor on the train was a woman.
- Our captain on our Major Marine 3 1/2 tour of Resurrection Bay was a woman.
- The Park Rangers at Kenai Wildlife Refuge were women.
- Our tour leader at Spencer glacier was a female Park Ranger.
People are dreaming. The male World War II veterans of old are no longer around and in charge, though. Women are in charge in the last frontier.
More: NPR: Miss America makes history, as a Korean American from Alaska wins the title.
More : https://www.npr.org/2021/12/17/1065378452/miss-america-makes-history-as-a-korean-american-from-alaska-wins-the-title
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