Update 25Feb2015: Received an email from a historian at the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. I could walk where I had previously floated. This year was the first time I had had an opportunity to examine the wreckage more closely, low tide had completely exposed the wreck to examination. On a previous visit I had motored around the engine with our launch, taking a few photographs of a large four cylinder diesel engine protruding from the water. At low tide a large engine betrays the wreck. On the northern shore of Coot Cove there is the wreckage of a substantial vessel. Two large motors and winch gear are rusting away on the uppermost barge. Remains of a skid ramp and heavy cables secured to large tree stumps show how they came to rest here well above the tideline. the decks are collapsing and spruce trees grow through the frames. of Funter Bay decaying in the woods.Just behind the treeline of Coot Cove are four barges, well built working vessels now decaying in the woods. Going ashore and poking about soon reveals that the forest conceals even more evidence that this bay looked much different in the past.īarges used by the Thlinket Packing Co. Pilings on the shoreline, unnatural objects along the beach. The stories are a vignette of Alaskan history that typifies the lives of those who came to this place generations ago.Įven with a quick exploration of the area, signs of the past are scattered about to catch an observant eye and inquisitive mind. The area has quite a history with tales of industry and tragedy. Photos from 1900 to 1930 show a bay alive with activity, with substantial buildings supporting the mine and cannery, a post office, church and everything else one would expect in a thriving community. As I have come to find, it is more than a convenient harbor, it is also a very interesting place…Īt the beginning of the 20th century, Funter Bay was home to a large cannery and mining operations. No surprise that we found ourselves using this safe anchorage no less than four times over two weeks. Funter Bay is a convenient place to stop and spend the night for anyone coming into or out of Juneau and Auke Bay. Order (September 4, 2012): re-selecting Ward Air, Inc., to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Chatham and Funter Bay, Alaska, at annual subsidies of $11,040 at Chatham and $12,896 at Funter Bay, from October 1, 2012, through Septemand $11,472 at Chatham and $13,416 at Funter Bay, from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014.It is a quiet place today, a favorite anchorage near Juneau for local sportsman and boaters, rimmed with a dozen homes and cabins.Order (July 15, 2010): re-selecting Ward Air, Inc., to provide essential air service (EAS) at Chatham and Funter Bay, Alaska, at annual subsidy rates of $6,311 at Chatham and $13,273 at Funter Bay, from October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2012.Order (June 19, 2008): re-selecting Ward Air, Inc., to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at the communities of Chatham and Funter Bay, Alaska, for the two-year period beginning October 1, 2008, at an annual subsidy of $17,280 with 3-seat Cessna C-185, 4-seat Cessna C-206, or 6-seat DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver single-engine, amphib-float equipped aircraft.Order (September 18, 2006): re-selecting Ward Air, Inc., to continue to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Chatham and Funter Bay, Alaska, and setting an annual subsidy rate of $15,040 for a new two-year term beginning October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2008.to provide essential air service at Chatham and Funter Bay, Alaska, for the period Decemthrough September 30, 2006, at an annual subsidy of $12,865. Order (July 22, 2004): re-selects Ward Air, Inc.
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