Wank

Interviewed by Maddie B

       At the midnight baseball game I met a former citizen of Marshall, MI. He now lives in  Minnesota. Wank came to Alaska on a 7 day cruise from Vancouver to Seward. His sister was a former AGLP participant. Knowing that the baseball game was coming up, he decided to extend his stay in Alaska to witness it for himself. He told me he really enjoyed himself at the game. He was so thrilled that he got to experience a midnight baseball game, in Fairbanks, AK,  in the natural light. "Its not something you get the chance to see everyday. Its a great experience!," he stated.

       This is his 8th time visiting Alaska. He says his favorite part is all of the scenery you see here, along with the vastness of the state. He stated," I live in minnesota so I love coming to Alaska and getting to see all of the nature and wildlife you cant witness back in minnesota. Wank told me his favorite experience in Alaska is when, a few years ago he and his family got a permit to drive around Denali to Camtishnar, which is a lodge in a roadhouse that they stayed in. They got the opportunity to see a lot of bears, moose, doll sheep, and caribou. "It was a truly amazing experience, especially because we got to drive around on our own and not with a big group of people on a bus," he told me. Wank also said that out of all the times he's visited Alaska he has never gotten to see mt. McKinley from top to bottom at one time. It was always mostly covered by clouds.

       Wank also told me about when he used to live in Marshall. Some of his fondest memories of Marshall were cruising down main street and getting doughnuts at Louie's bakery.  The house he lived in was in his family for about 100 years! He said,"every time I make a trip to Marshall there is a list of things that we have to do including going to louie's, and visiting the fountain at night. He told me he visits marshall around three times a year, and is thinking about renting a house there for a few weeks. Wank really enjoys visiting marshall.