Where Crab is King - Alaska Traveler - page 205

of Norway, but the crowd favorite is the crack team of precision gardeners, marching lawn
mowers and manure spreaders in brisk formation.
At noon a USCG Hercules C-130 aircraft does fly-bys, and two USCG helicopters per-
form a man overboard rescue demonstration. After that it's time to take on fuel, and back
go we to the SIFI booth for more crab. By now Dick and the gang greet us by name.
On Sunday there are bed races. All I'm going to say is that there are beds that race, with
costumed teams. The Runaway Brides are victorious, and your life will not be complete
until you've seen a hairy-legged Kodiak fisherman attired in tasteful layers of white tulle.
We recover with more king crab at Dick and Kandi's.
I've run out of space and I see haven't even mentioned the four footraces, including the
43-mile Ultramarathon, where we saw someone stagger across the finish line at six hours,
four minutes and four seconds, and the Canine Good Citizen Test, and the balalaika play-
ers, and the 4H sourdough pancake breakfast at the Elks hall, and you're just going to
have to go experience the rest for yourself.
Don't forget to stop by the SIFI booth and order up from Dick and Kandi. St. Mary's
School needs you.