AK: Restoration

Volunteers Bill Nelson (left) and Bud Crawford unload logs in front of the Watchmen's Cabin, which is being restored at the Kasilof Regional Historical Association's museum. Photo courtesy Joseph Robertia, Redoubt Reporter.
Volunteers Bill Nelson (left) and Bud Crawford unload logs in front of the Watchmen’s Cabin, which is being restored at the Kasilof Regional Historical Association’s museum. Photo courtesy Joseph Robertia, Redoubt Reporter.

For the past three years, a small group of dedicated volunteers has been putting in countless hours restoring a Watchmen’s cabin for the Kasilof Regional Historical Association.  Each Friday they get together and make a few small steps toward bringing the once-ailing cabin back to life.

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Shaylon Cochran is a host and reporter at KDLL in Kenai. He’s reported on fishing, energy, agriculture and local politics since coming to Alaska in 2011. He has worked at KDLL/KBBI on the Kenai Peninsula, where he picked up lots of new hobbies, like smoking salmon, raising chickens, skiing and counting RV’s. He holds a bachelors degree in Journalism from Iowa State University.

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