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June’s Skipper of the Month: Jack Hasten

Jack Hasten feels completely at home at sea. The 93-year-old American WWII and Korean War navy veteran, served on three different destroyers, commanded a Landing Craft Infantry, and was Chief Engineer on a destroyer escort.

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Jun 20, 2018

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 5 – Wrangell to Petersburg

Today was a day for mariners. Yes, we had some fun wildlife, including our first harbor porpoises of the trip, but mostly the day was about Wrangell Narrows. This long passage separates Mitkof and Kuprenof Islands, and it is decidedly narrow.

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Jun 19, 2018

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 4 – Wrangell Lay Day

Fine restaurants in Scandinavia lay out buffets of herring prepared in dozens of different ways to celebrate the Christmas season. This morning was Christmas indeed for bald eagles at the mouth of the Stikine River, as perhaps fifty birds plucked hundreds of herring out of the water for breakfast.

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Jun 18, 2018

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 3 – Berg Bay to Wrangell

Berg Bay brought out the natural food lovers in the fleet. This morning Deception’s stern roared with blast of its atomic crab cooker. Inception’s Captain Jordan took advantage of Deception’s Captain Jordan’s vat of boiling salt water to prepare his lifetime first Dungeness crab.

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Jun 17, 2018

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 2 – Meyers Chuck to Berg Bay

The day dawned sunny and clear with sticky buns for all! Cassie Peavy, postmaster, gallery operator and spirit of Meyers Chuck delivered a sweet beginning for all aboard. Ross passed them out with nods of approval from all concerned.

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Jun 16, 2018

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 1 – Ketchikan to Meyers Chuck

Our departure from Ketchikan today was marked by blue skies and warm sun. The beautiful weather gave the day a mellow, relaxed tone.

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Jun 15, 2018

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 1, Day 23 – Prince Rupert – Layover Day

Mother Goose fleet could barely contain our excitement for our grizzly tour with Prince Rupert Adventure Tours during our lay day.

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Jun 10, 2018

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 1, Day 22 – Baker Inlet to Prince Rupert

Mother Goose awoke to a misty morning in Baker Inlet our boats quite on the still water. We were headed for Prince Rupert, or as Michael called it “back to civilization”.

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Jun 09, 2018

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 1, Day 21 – McMicking Inlet to Baker Inlet

“Gusts up to 40 knots!” Noel announced over the radio when we got up Friday morning. Mother Goose awoke a little windswept but happily hooked in the sturdy mud bottom of McMicking Inlet.

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Jun 08, 2018

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 1, Day 20 – Bishop Bay to McMicking Inlet

Mother Goose awoke early and departed Bishops Bay promptly to embark on the 76 miles to McMicking Inlet. The fleet wound south through a labyrinth of waterways cut by glaciers surrounded by magnificent cliffs and old growth forests.

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Jun 07, 2018

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June’s Skipper of the Month: Jack Hasten

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 5 – Wrangell to Petersburg

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 4 – Wrangell Lay Day

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 3 – Berg Bay to Wrangell

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 2 – Meyers Chuck to Berg Bay

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 1 – Ketchikan to Meyers Chuck

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 1, Day 23 – Prince Rupert – Layover Day

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 1, Day 22 – Baker Inlet to Prince Rupert

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 1, Day 21 – McMicking Inlet to Baker Inlet

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 1, Day 20 – Bishop Bay to McMicking Inlet

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June’s Skipper of the Month: Jack Hasten

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 5 – Wrangell to Petersburg

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 4 – Wrangell Lay Day

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 3 – Berg Bay to Wrangell

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 2 – Meyers Chuck to Berg Bay

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 2, Day 1 – Ketchikan to Meyers Chuck

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 1, Day 23 – Prince Rupert – Layover Day

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 1, Day 22 – Baker Inlet to Prince Rupert

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 1, Day 21 – McMicking Inlet to Baker Inlet

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2018 Mother Goose Alaska Flotilla: Leg 1, Day 20 – Bishop Bay to McMicking Inlet

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