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Poopdeck Platt dances with Snooks Moore at the Elks Lodge in Homer during the 1990. (Photo courtesy of the Huebsch Family Collection)

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Poopdeck: Nearly a century of adventure — Part 1

Clarence Hiram Platt — who preferred to have people call him Poopdeck — may have been slowing down,…

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This photograph of Keith McCullagh (left) and photographer Harry Reed in Palm Springs, California, accompanied an article in the Desert Sun in May 1946 describing the pair’s upcoming Alaska Photographic Expedition.

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Mostly separate lives: The union and disunion of Nellie and Keith — Part 5

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Born in Michigan, Keith McCullagh had brief careers in Alaska as a forest ranger, a commercial…

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Hoagie rolls for the heart

These little loaves are perfect for eating with one hand while you save yourself with the other.

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Unhinged Alaska: Trouble brews with Super Bowl approach

Alert! On Feb. 9, a certain segment of our population will come close to an OD on saturated…

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This vegetable minestrone soup is satisfying, nutritious and comes together fast. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Vegetable minestrone fuels fast-paced days skiing and learning

I’ll be relying on my crockpot to help us get through our busiest time of year.

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Going out of business was Hofstad’s Sales & Service, the Wrangell-based store owned and operated by Thor and Jean Hofstad.

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Mostly separate lives: The union and disunion of Nellie and Keith — Part 4

AUTHOR’S NOTE: After the 12-year marriage of Keith McCullagh and Nellie Crabb ended in 1927, the two members…

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Timothée Chalamet is Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.”

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On the Screen: A known ‘Unknown’

Dylan biopic lets the lyrics do the talking

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Keith McCullagh is photographed poling a raft down the Kenai River in 1911 during a forest survey. (U.S. Forestry Department photo by John “Jack” Brown)

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Mostly separate lives: The union and disunion of Nellie and Keith — Part 3

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Keith McCullagh and Nellie Dee Crabb had married in June 1915 in the fledgling city of…

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This hearty and warm split pea soup uses bacon instead of ham or can be made vegan.

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Hearty split pea soup warms frigid January days

This soup is nutritious and mild and a perfect way to show yourself some kindness.

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