Thrilling Adventure!

OK, not really.

In the past week, our two activities of note were to:

a) get our library cards, and

b) go to the museum....

Read this thrilling tale of derring-do only if your heart can take it! A nurse will be stationed in the lobby to help those overcome with fright!

Anyway, Anchorage has a somewhat far-flung library system, with quite a few branches through the city and reaching into a few neighboring towns. We went to the main branch, mostly because it is near Art's job. Inside it is a nice building with a good selection of books and other assorted media. Outside, it is notable for two works of art. First is a statue of Henry Seward that looks as though he is falling...

and also a pink-lit ice scupture/structure in memory of breast cancer victims...

But now we are library-card carrying members of the community, which is more of a thrill than it probably should be.

Sunday afternoon we went to the Anchorage museum to see a display of pictures and artefacts from the Japanese occupation of Attu and the island's subsequent liberation, and of the group that did the liberating - Castner's Cutthroats!

This is the kind of display they have. It is not a big show, but it is pretty interesting. They have a video of an interview with some surviving veterans from the group, pictures from the time, items that either belonged to the guys or were recovered from the island years later. And, inevitably for the Anchorage Museum, an elaborate diorama...

All in all, a good display about an interesting bunch of guys!