{"id":9298,"date":"2019-09-10T14:15:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lelandhale.com\/wordpress\/?p=9298"},"modified":"2024-06-04T19:21:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:21:11","slug":"hollis-ak-high-tides-low-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lelandhale.com\/wordpress\/hollis-ak-high-tides-low-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollis, AK: High Tides, Low Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Sue Domenowske and Paul Page<\/a> spoke to Sgt. Jim Stogsdill, it was the dead of winter, only a wood stove for heat in a house that was barely finished. There were two ways to get there. Off the Klawock-Hollis Hwy., there was a gravel road with a warning sign: Beware \/ High Tides<\/em>. That’s what troopers encountered during their first visit: high tides that blocked both them and the house on Hollis Anchorage<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hollis Anchorage<\/em> beach road<\/strong> (copyright Leland E. Hale)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When Stogsdill returned, he came by float plane. There was a long stretch of bay that was perfect for landing. And perfect for getting to the house without fear of being stranded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Low Bank, Hollis Anchorage<\/em><\/strong>, Hollis, AK (copyright Leland E. Hale)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On a recent visit to this isolated stretch of geography — my first — I was struck by several things. Hit over the head, actually. This spot is really off the grid, the sprinkling of fancy houses notwithstanding. It’s the quintessence of Southeast Alaska. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hollis Anchorage<\/em> detail<\/strong> (courtesy Apple Maps; illustration Leland E. Hale)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hollis Anchorage<\/em><\/strong> (top center) in relation to Twelvemile Arm and Cat Island
(courtesy Google Maps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The houses here are, with few exceptions, more like beach shacks. Structures are roughly etched into their domain, perched precariously above the waterline, irrationally dominated by gravitational pull. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Low bank house (right), <\/strong>Hollis Anchorage<\/em> (copyright Leland E. Hale)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The question at hand, of course, is why live here? Of all places, why here? The sea is inviting but the land is periodically blocked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abandoned Vehicles<\/strong>, Hollis Anchorage<\/em> (copyright Leland E. Hale)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The easiest answer is that the land — this kind of land — is cheap. Few folks, even Alaskans, are clamoring to live in a place that is so subject to the whims of the tides. For Sue Domenowske, there was another reason. She was a special education teacher in Hollis and Klawock. Hollis Anchorage<\/em> was close enough to be a practical arrangement. She and her soon-to-be husband, Paul Page (RIP)<\/a>, could build themselves a refuge. They could own a piece of the pie, Alaska-style. They could live the dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hollis School<\/strong> (copyright Leland E. Hale)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\nCopyright Leland E. Hale, all rights reserved (2019)

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P.S.<\/strong> The road leading into Hollis Anchorage<\/em>, while close to the highway, took us a few turns to locate. It’s just not obvious. We knew we’d found it when we spotted the warning sign. A chat with a local resident confirmed our suspicions. At high tide, the road disappears.<\/p>\n

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\"Craig\"<\/p>\n

Order “What Happened In Craig<\/strong>,” HERE<\/strong><\/a> and HERE<\/strong><\/a>. True crime from Epicenter Press about Alaska’s Worst Unsolved Mass Murder<\/em>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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