Tag: Petersburg
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Climbing walls
I have been involved in adding a climbing wall to school gymnasiums twice. The first in 2001 in Petersburg, Alaska. We achieved that with just $3,000 worth of materials and one very dedicated volunteer. The second climbing wall, was built in Chennai, India in 2018. For the planning, we worked with Project Adventure and then…
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Old dump resurrected as an award-winning park
I used to sit in my car and eat lunch while out driving around the Petersburg parks and facilities. One spot that I liked to sit was actually the old town dump — called glass beach by many locals. It had a wonderful view of the coastal range mountains out across Frederick Sound. Sometimes while…