This week we have an interesting look at public access to Alaskan waters, some safety tips, and a dumb crook incident involving a chicken coop. Our dumb crooks can’t always compete with Florida Man, mostly due to our much smaller population (although we have our share of crazy bush rats), but now and then we see a gem.
Let’s go!
Alaska’s waters for Alaskans. It’s been a problem forever, as long as there have been private parcels of land adjacent to public access to waterways; in this case, it’s Benka Lake, near Talkeetna, and so far the public access side is prevailing.
On May 31, a state judge ordered Jan and Britta Brunz to temporarily remove a fence blocking public access to Benka Lake, in Talkeetna. The fence, built by the Brunzes in 2022 in an attempt to close a longstanding public access point to the lake, has been a topic of bitter controversy in the community…
