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01-25-2008, 01:37 PM
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Local info on Wrangell
Thinkin of moving buying a nice place in Wrangell. Any troops on the ground there? Would love to hear any tips on best local, semi and remote land and land with homes. Thanks in advance;;;
Sterling seems a bit boring: 
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01-25-2008, 02:07 PM
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Also , are the local gov. people and the police corrupt?
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01-25-2008, 04:58 PM
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The police are very corrupt. I heard they collect protection money at the ferry terminal as newcomers are getting off the boat. The neat thing about Wrangel is that it's a short boat ride away from Anan Creek. Awesome bear viewing in the summer. I could spend the whole week out there.
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01-25-2008, 05:53 PM
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I lived in Wrangell for a year. Beautiful forest all spooky and mossy. Nice waterfalls (rainbow falls), nice beach 5 miles out of town, couple nice bars, good dungee crab in the harbor, and what I believe they called an accustica? Like a big foot only smaller. This was back in 1979. May have changed some.
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01-25-2008, 07:03 PM
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Seems like the ferries always arrive in Wrangell after the sun has gone down... so I've never really seen it.
But! Last time I was there, I walked around downtown. It was probably six or seven at night on a Sunday night. Two things were open: the ice cream parlor and the bar.
Parlor was packed, not a soul in the bar.
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01-25-2008, 08:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Xa'at
Seems like the ferries always arrive in Wrangell after the sun has gone down... so I've never really seen it.
But! Last time I was there, I walked around downtown. It was probably six or seven at night on a Sunday night. Two things were open: the ice cream parlor and the bar.
Parlor was packed, not a soul in the bar.
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Thats a good sign.
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01-25-2008, 08:35 PM
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03-02-2009, 07:07 PM
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Sad to say the ice cream parlor is no longer open ---but the bars are!
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