McCarthy Footbridge circa 1996
Photo of the newly constructed footbridge to Mc Carthy, Alaska, around 1996. After the tram was upgraded visitation to Mc Carthy increased and people began demanding a bridge. A compromise of a footbridge was finally made between the opposing factions in the region; the “no growth” people who want to keep things the way they are, and the growth people who want to promote tourism and see the area preserved as a historic destination. After the footbridge was built many changes, both good and bad, began to happen. I try to stay out of the controversies and keep quietly studying, watching, observing, and recording events in my journal, with my camera, and in drawings and paintings. An artists record of contemporary history.
More tomorrow,
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska wilderness artist
