Category: homes
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russ’ floating bit of Americana

A bright forest green wooden boat with the American Flag waving proudly above was an eye-catcher… or perhaps, an eye-sore at the City of Thorne Bay Harbor It was the ‘home sweet home’ of a Vietnam vet named Russ. I did not know Russ except to wave and say “hi” when our paths crossed while attending to…
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what in the world is a ‘wanigan’?

When we arrived on Prince of Wales on January 1, 2001…suffice it to say it was a different world. One of the areas Prince of Wales differed was the housing! We would occassionally hear that someone lives in a ‘wanigan’, or owns a ‘wanigan’, or renting a ‘wanigan’. So…what in the world is a ‘wanigan’?…