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V 100.2 F 261.8 Located on the Old Richardson Highway; 105 miles north of Valdez via the Richardson Highway; 200 miles from Anchorage. Population: 315, unincorporated. Emergency Services: Dial 911. Elevation: 1,000 feet. Private Aircraft: Copper Center NR 2 airstrip, 1 S; elev. 1,150 feet; length 2,200 feet; gravel; unattended. A historical marker at Milepost V 101.9 Old Richardson Highway reads:
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settlement in this area. The Trail of ’98 from Valdez over the glaciers came down from the mountains and joined here with the Eagle Trail to Forty Mile and Dawson. 300 miners, destitute and lonely, spent the winter here. Many suffered with scurvy and died. Soon after the turn of the century, the Washington–Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System, known as WAMCATS, the forerunner of the Alaska communications system, operated telegraph service here between Valdez and Fairbanks.”
A post office was established here in 1901, the same year as the telegraph station. Copper Center became the principal settlement and supply center in the Nelchina– Susitna region. Copper Center was first called Kluti-Kaah by the Ahtna Native people. Visit the Ahtna Cultural Center at Milepost V 106.6 to learn more about Ahtna history. Copper Center has a post office. Dining
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Visitor information available at the George I. Ashby Memorial Museum and Trail of ‘98 Museum Annex, housed in historical cabins located adjacent the Old Town Copper Center Inn. These buildings were spared by the 2012 fire. Operated by the Copper Valley Historical Society, the museum is open daily Monday–Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1–5 p.m., June 1– Labor Day weekend, in summer; season and hours may vary. Early Russian religious articles, Athabascan baskets, telegraph equipment and minerals, copper and gold mining memorabilia, and trapping articles from early-day Copper Valley are on display. Gift shop with locally made items. Free admission, but donations are appreciated! Information boards outside the museum reveal local history. For a good viewpoint of Copper Center, the Klutina River and the Wrangell Mountains, drive up the hill to the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge. The view from the observation point in front of the lodge offers fine views on a clear day of the surrounding area and mountains. Copper Center is located on the Klutina River, 1 mile from its confluence with the Copper River. Fishing charters, tackle, riverboat service, jet-boat adventure tours, hunting and fishing guides are available locally like Alaska River Wrangellers. There is a short trail to the Klutina behind the George I. Ashby Memorial Museum; ask permission at the Old Town Copper Center Inn. The Klutina River is popular for its red (sockeye) salmon run from June to early August, and its king salmon run, which peaks in midJuly. Check current fishing regulations.
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A favorite photo subject is the Copper Center City Hall, an old outhouse located next to Jean Rene’ Studio Gallery near the post office. Businessman Bill Wyatt of Valdez tacked the sign on this structure years ago as a joke, and owners Bob and Jeanie Sunder let it stay. Photographers should respectfully avoid parking in or blocking the Sunders private drive. The first church in the Copper River region, the Chapel on the Hill, was built here in 1942 by Vince Joy and U.S. Army volunteers stationed in the area. Mr. Joy built other churches and a Bible college in the area over the years. The log Chapel on the Hill was disassembled in 2010–2011 and reassembled on private property visible from the road. Please do not trespass on private property. Return to Milepost V 100.2 or V 106.1 Richardson Highway
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V 110.8 F 251.2 Tazlina River bridge. Tazlina is Athabascan for “swift water.” The river flows east from Tazlina Glacier into the Copper River. Fishing for reds, rainbow trout and burbot (no bait, single hook only except for burbot sets).
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(Continued from page 435) Trail Loop through the balsam poplar, quaking aspen and white spruce trees; interpretive programs usually available in summer. 11:30 a.m. guided trail walk. Crown of the Continent—a 22-minute movie about the Continent park—is shown in the theater building on the hour or upon request from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is also a Junior Ranger Program for kids. The visitor center has a large parking area that accommodates buses and RVs; indoor restrooms; drinking water, benches, picnic tables, bear proof trash cans, phone with free local calls. Bottled water is for sale and hot drinks are available (for a donation) at the Visitor Center. Free WiFi, information boards, a bookstore/gift shop (topographic maps are available for sale here), fireplace with comfortable couch and chairs, and park staff to answer questions on the park and the Copper River Valley region are housed in one building. The park’s museum is nearby in a separate building with exhibit hall. Beautiful view of the Wrangell Mountains from a short interpretive trail behind the center. The Visitor Center is open daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., from early May through September, and on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during October and April. It is closed November through March. Phone (907) 822-5234; website www.nps.gov/wrst/index.htm. Winter travelers are welcomed in winter months at the Administration Building nearby, weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also stop by the Ahtna Cultural Center, located in the visitor center complex. It is open daily in summer. The center has a big fish wheel and log cache on display outside and indoor displays of Native history and culture. V 109.2 F 252.8 Long downhill northbound. V 110 F 252 Tazlina DOT station and Dept. of Natural Resources office. Report forest fires here or phone (907) 822-5534. Begin long uphill southbound. V 110.6 F 251.4 Rest area to east at south end of Tazlina River bridge; large paved parking area, handicap accessible toilets and picnic shelters, dumpster. CAUTION: Riverbank may be hazardous during high water. Watch for hazard signs and barricades.
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Print Ad Requirements The publisher will output client’s work with a line screen of 150 lpi. You assume all responsibility for files that don’t output correctly due to errors or omissions in specifications.
(example Helvetica Bold Italic) use that specific font rather than using the style menu to assign these attributes. Using the style menu may cause changes in spacing and copy flow.
Files requiring correction will be sent back to creator or if desired fixed by publisher, at a rate of $90.00 U.S. per hour.
Graphics: Scanned images or digital photos must be of high quality 300dpi saved as TIFF, JPEG, PSD or EPS. When original graphics or scans are created and placed in pagination files, such as InDesign™, the program links the document to the graphic file in the location it was originally created, so a document will look for the graphic folder on the disk. Include all graphic support files that are placed. Size and crop graphic files in their original application before placing them into the pagination file. Avoid sizing graphics after placement to produce a better quality image and reduce the chance of error. Avoid nesting of EPS files (that is an EPS placed in a file, art added to the file and then exported as EPS again, and placed in the page layout). Bitmapped line art should be saved at 1200 dpi in final size.
Acceptable Platform & Software: Files may be produced on the Macintosh or PC platform using InDesign™ (preferred), Quark Xpress™, Illustrator™ or PhotoShop™. Press quality PDF, EPS or TIFF files are also acceptable. Note: Microsoft Publisher, Word or similar files are not acceptable. FTP/E-mail: Please feel free to e-mail your files to us. Stuff or zip all files into one document and send it as an attachment to ads@ftp.themilepost.com. The attachment will be stripped and dropped onto our ftp site. If your file is too large to email, drop it into the incoming folder on our ftp site (FTP application such as Fetch or Transmit must be used. Web browser will not work with our ftp site): Address: ftp.themilepost.com User: milepost Password: guest Please send an email to mpsales@themilepost.com if you have dropped something onto our ftp site. Please be specific with your email comments and file naming, so we know who, what and where the file belongs. When naming your files do not use any spaces or symbols other than an underscore and keep the names at or under 14 characters (e.g. Alaska_BB.zip). Please be aware of the following requirements & limitations of imagesetting output. Fonts and Text: Include all your versions, with a complete list of all fonts used to create your document, to ensure complete compatibility. When creating text with several different font attributes
Colors: RGB (Red, Green, Blue) is for color rendition on your monitor only. These colors should never be used in page makeup. CMYK colors must be set to output as Process Separation in the Edit Color menu. All spot color ads must be process screen builds (CMYK). Sizing Information: Ads must be submitted at the exact size the ad is to run in the book per the following dimensions:
Inches Picas 44 x 60p5 50p3 x 65p10.2 51p9 x 66p9
Type page size 7 1/3 x 10 1/16 Trim size 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 Bleed size 8 5/8 x 11 1/8
1-column width 2.33 2-column width 4.83 3-column width 7.33
14 29 44
2 inch 1/6 pg 5 inch
1/3 pg 10 inch
4 inch 1/5 pg 6 inch
2/3 pg 20 inch
Full pg 1/4 pg 71⁄2 inch
1/3 pg 10 inch
1/2 pg 15 inch
2 inch 4 inch
The MILEPOST® Sales Team Lynn Owen
P.O. Box 232223 Anchorage, AK 99523 Phone (907) 344-0005 Fax (907) 344-8333 lynnowen@ak.net Fairbanks and North Pole, Steese, Elliott and Dalton highways
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Judy Nadon
Box 10288 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 7A1 Phone (604) 789-8828 floatonby@msn.com Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia and Alberta
The MILEPOST® • 2019 Edition • No. 71
Melissa Bradley
Kelley Barker
Milton Barker
Southeast Alaska
Anchorage, Girdwood, Whittier, Eagle River, Mat-Su, Interior Alaska, Prince William Sound–Cordova–Valdez
Kenai Peninsula, Halibut Cove, Seldovia and Kodiak
301 Arctic Slope Avenue Suite 100 Anchorage, AK 99518 Phone (907) 275-2152 Cell (907) 317-1114 melissa.bradley@morris.com
P.O. Box 2469 Palmer, AK 99645 Phone (907) 707-1260 Cell (907) 982-6009 milepostak@yahoo.com
P.O. Box 2469 Palmer, AK 99645 Phone (907) 707-1260 Cell (907) 841-5556 kenaimilepost@yahoo.com