Alaskan gold miners visited the Red Dog Saloon. Mimi and McAveler's Grandpa mentioned it in his poem about Alaska.

Alaskan gold miners sometimes visited the Red Dog Saloon. Mimi and McAveler's grandpa wrote a poem about his cruise to Alaska.

Hey Mimi, our grandpa really loved his cruise to Alaska. You can see his movie about his cruise to Alaska by clicking here. The movie is near the bottom of that page.

Yes! And he wrote a really neat little poem to remember his visit to Alaska. They started out in June, traveling by car from Ocean Park, Washington up to Seattle to board a cruise ship, the Celebrity Infinity.

It was freezing cold in Ocean Park and they were afraid that the weather in Alaska might be even worse. But the farther north the ship traveled, the better the weather became. Go figure! Want to read his poem?

Ahhhlockshahhhkkk!!!

There is a place
They call rainy and cold
Where the snow does race
And the wind is gold

Where the miners are poor
But there is ever a tune
Seeping under the door
Of

Ahhhlockshahhhkkk!!!

When we started out
From old Ocean Park
We left with a pout
Cause' it was so cold and dark
We feared that the ship
Might feel tiny and gloomy
But on this rippin' trip
The ship felt real roomy!

Ahhhlockshahhhkkk!!!

The Infinity flew
Where glaciers give birth
Where the hump back does spew
And flaunt his wide girth

Where orcas and eagles
Fly and cavort
Like pigeons and beagles
Thinking life is such sport

Ahhhlockshahhhkkk!!!

Just imagine us worrying
That we might shiver
While the north kept delivering
Warm sun--like a river

In the jagged old north, it was almost too hot
While in old Ocean Park
That southerly spot
It was ever so cold and dark

Ahhhlockshahhhkkk!!!

By Mimi and McAveler's Grandpa

A Message From Chico Chihuahua

Hey kids, I see you met my friend Red Dog. He owns a saloon in Alaska but he never drinks the stuff--it's bad for we puppies.

I have lots of special doggy friends. I want you to meet two of them. Their names are Urie and Murrie.

I'm pretty sure they are dogs. They call themselves Prairie Dogs so they must be dogs, right? Oh well, it doesn't really matter. They are very cool.

They love to sing for the tourists that visit Alaska. This is a picture of Urie and Murrie singing "Camp Town Races" to the tourists visiting , Alaska. Doo dah....doo dah.........