Dunfey Alaska Journey

Almost all day on the 23rd it rained. This meant we headed for museums and other attractions rather than hiking or kayaking.

We started downtown Juneau to Evergreen Cemetery to find the burial site of Fr. Ron Dunfey, Fred’s Uncle, who spent about 40 years of his life in Alaska. The man at the cemetery was very helpful in locating the grave for us.

We visited the Capital Building and took the elevator up the Governor Sarah Palin’s office. She wasn’t in.

Next stop for us was the State Museum. It was excellent but we have just about seen enough native culture stuff. We headed for the Last Chance Mine Museum.   This gave us a perspective on the start of the Alaska Gold mining in Juneau. The museum had a lot or artifacts and was located in one of the main mining sites that closed in 1940’s.

Tags: Juneau

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