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Harold Galliett, the sole survivor of a 1965 Cordova Airlines crash into Tustumena Lake, is seen here raking his lawn in 1958. (Photo courtesy of the Galliett Family Collection)

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The 2 most deadly years — Part 3

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The two most deadly years for people on or near Tustumena Lake were 1965 and 1975.…

Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion Make-ahead stuffing helps take pressure off Thanksgiving cooking.

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Holiday magic, pre-planned

Make-ahead stuffing helps take pressure off Thanksgiving cooking

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Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion This slow-simmered ox tail broth makes this otherwise simple borscht recipe quite luxurious.

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Borscht from the source

This homestyle stew recipe draws on experience of Russian cook

Photo from Galliett’s 2014 obituary Harold Galliett was the lone survivor of a 1965 Cordova Airlines crash into Tustumena Lake. A year after the accident, Galliett was given the opportunity to fly in the plane again after it had been retrieved from the bottom of the lake. He declined.

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The 2 most deadly years — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Records indicate that the two most deadly years for people on or near Tustumena Lake were…

Mary Nissen speaks at the first Kenai Peninsula history conference held at Kenai Central High School on Nov. 7-8, 1974<ins>,</ins><ins> in Kenai, </ins><ins>Alaska</ins>. Photo provided by Shana Loshbaugh

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Remembering the Kenai Peninsula’s 1st history conference — Part 2

The 1974 event inspired the second Kenai Peninsula history conference, held in April 2017

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Anticipating candy-coated revelry

These popcorn balls, done three ways, are a classic Halloween treat

Photo courtesy of the Secora Collection This 1939 Joe Secora photograph shows the wooden marker on the grave of James Chase, who drowned in Tustumena Lake in 1902.

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The 2 most deadly years — Part 1

A Splendid, Dangerous Place

Photo provided by Shana Loshbaugh Alaska historian Morgan Sherwood was the keynote speaker for the first Kenai Peninsula history conference held at Kenai Central High School on Nov. 7-8, 1974.

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Remembering the Kenai Peninsula’s 1st history conference — Part 1

Kenai Peninsula history gathering 50 years ago remains relevant and rousing

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Photo courtesy of the Nutter Family Collection In 1954, David Nutter (right) and his younger half-brother Frank Gwartney were ready for their first day of school in Sitka.

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Finding Mister Nutter — Part 6

Although Warren Melville Nutter was a resident of Seward for most of the 1930s, the latter 1940s and…