Ice Blue Eyes Podcast Show Notes from UglyMooseAK 05.05.2024

 

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Ugly Moose Alaska Wisdom of the Donut Hole Podcast Season 2, Episode 3 “Ice Blue Eyes”

 

ALASKA:

Statehood; Alaska's department of revenue; PFD  https://apfc.org/history/

Ten years after statehood, oil was discovered on the North Slope and the young state was suddenly rich. It was a huge find and when the state held the 1969 North Slope oil and gas lease sale a year later, it brought in $900 million in revenue. While there was a significant amount of debate at the time as to whether some or all of the money from the lease sale should be saved, ultimately the proceeds were used to support infrastructure and social programs throughout the young state. Understanding Alaska’s new oil wealth wouldn’t last forever, residents created the Alaska Permanent Fund in 1976 so this non-renewable resource would provide benefits to current and future generations. In 1980, the Alaska Legislature created the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation to manage the Fund. After more than 40 years, the Permanent Fund has grown to more than $79.6 billion. In 1974, as construction of the Trans Alaska pipeline began, Alaskans were looking to the future, deliberating how to best utilize mineral royalties. Many decision makers supported putting a portion of expected revenues into a "permanent fund," out of reach of day-to-day government spending, to generate income into perpetuity. Alaska’s Constitution does not allow for dedicated funds, so to direct these oil revenues into a permanent fund, the Constitution had to be amended. Placing the founding language for the fund in the Constitution had the added benefit of helping protect it from being spent by the Legislature without a vote of the people. A Constitutional Amendment requires a majority vote of the people of Alaska and one establishing the Permanent Fund was approved 75,588 to 38,518 in 1976.

Alaska Constitution Article IX, Section 15 Section 15. Alaska Permanent Fund. At least 25% of all mineral lease rentals, royalties, royalty sale proceeds, federal mineral revenue sharing payments and bonuses received by the State shall be placed in a permanent fund, the principal of which shall be used only for those income-producing investments specifically designated by law as eligible for permanent fund investments. All income from the permanent fund shall be deposited in the general fund unless otherwise provided by law.

 On February 28, 1977, the Permanent Fund received its first deposit of dedicated oil revenues totaling $734,000. Investments consisted almost entirely of bonds, while the Legislature had a four-year public discussion regarding whether the Permanent Fund should be managed as an investment fund or as an economic development bank. Governor Jay Hammond signed a bill in 1980 creating the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) for the purpose of managing investments. One of the goals when creating the Corporation was to protect the fund from political influence through the establishment of a six-member Board of Trustees, who serve as fiduciaries.  The first Board of Trustees was established. Also in 1980, the Legislature approved the Permanent Fund Dividend program. The first dividend check of $1,000 was distributed two years later.

 (Seafirst never managed Alaska’s accounts and is a fictional characters in this story) Seafirst Bank. Seattle, Washington:  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seafirst_Bank

Seafirst Corporation was formed in 1929 from the merger of Seattle's three largest banks, the bank was originally named First Seattle Dexter Horton National Bank. In 1931, the bank changed its name to First National Bank of Seattle, and again in 1935 to Seattle-First National Bank.  In 1970 it used the name FirstBank. Seafirst Corporation was formed as a bank holding company for the Seattle-First National Bank on July 1, 1974.

 Kenai Fjords Tours:        https://www.alaska.org/detail/kenai-fjords-tours

 City of Seward: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seward,_Alaska

With a population of 2,717 people as of the 2020 census, ^[4] Seward is the fourth-largest city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, behind Kenai, Homer, and the borough seat of Soldotna. Named for former United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, who orchestrated the US purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867 while serving in this position as part of President Andrew Johnson's administration. Seward is the southern terminus of the Alaska Railroad and the historic starting point of the original Iditarod Trail to Interior Alaska, with Mile 0 of the trail marked on the shoreline at the southern end of town. In 1793, Alexander Baranov of the Shelikhov-Golikov company (precursor of the Russian-American Company) established a fur trade post on Resurrection Bay where Seward is today and had a three-masted vessel, the Phoenix, built at the post by James Shields, an English shipwright in Russian service. The 1939 Slattery Report on Alaskan development identified the region as one of the areas where new settlements would be established through Jewish immigration.^[6] This plan was never implemented.

Port of Seward, 1940s

Seward was an important port for the military buildup in Alaska during World War II. Fort Raymond was established in Seward along the Resurrection River to protect the community. An Army airfield built in Seward during the war later became Walseth Air Force Base. Both of the military facilities were closed shortly after the end of the war.A large portion of Seward was damaged by shaking and a local tsunami during the 1964 Alaska earthquake, destroying all evidence of one radio station.

 Aialik (Ayalak Bay) Bay, https://www.alaska.org/detail/aialik-glacier 

Aialik Glacier is the largest glacier in Aialik Bay, located in Kenai Fjords National Park. While fairly stable, the glacier calves most actively in May and June. Take a cruise from Seward to experience Aialik or kayak your way! While you're there, be on the lookout for whales, porpoises, and seals. You may even see bears on the beach.

 

Holgate Glacier: https://www.alaska.org/detail/holgate-glacier

Holgate Glacier, in Holgate Arm in Aialik Bay within Kenai Fjords National Park; a tidewater and mountain glacier.

One of the smaller glaciers in Aialik Bay, Holgate Glacier is still a popular destination to see calving glaciers. And it is actually advancing! Holgate Arm is often filled with ice, but on a good day you can get to a close and safe distance from the glacier. Catch a cruise from Seward or go kayaking! Check out Alaska Glaciers: Then & Now to see what changes have happened to the glacier over time.

Calving glaciers:             

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_calving

https://youtu.be/xhaNuAtstOY?feature=shared

 

Harding Ice Field:            https://www.nps.gov/kefj/planyourvisit/harding_icefield_trail.htm

The 8.2-mile round trip Harding Icefield Trail is a spectacular day hike leaving from the Exit Glacier Area. Starting on the valley floor, the trail winds through cottonwood and alder forests, passes though heather filled meadows and ultimately climbs well above tree line to a breath-taking view of the Icefield. The top of the trail is a window to past ice ages - a horizon of ice and snow that stretches as far as the eye can see, broken only by an occasional nunatak, or lonely peak.

 

Gulf of Alaska:                

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Alaska

 

Alaska Statehood:           

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Statehood_Act

 

Juneau:              

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneau,_Alaska

 

Prince William Sound:                  

https://www.alaska.org/destination/prince-william-sound

Impressive tidewater glaciers that calve with a crash. Stunning fjords choked with glacier ice. Humpback whales. Rafts of otters. Seals hauled out on icebergs. Thousands of seabirds in a single rookery. Bears feasting on salmon returning to spawn. The calm, protected waters of the Sound make it a great spot to take a day cruise (with no seasickness!) to see glaciers and look for some of those amazing sea creatures. There’s unforgettable sea kayaking, with plenty of beach campsites and public use cabins for the backcountry adventurer. And if you love to fish, you can angle for all 5 species of salmon, along with halibut and rockfish.  Just don’t neglect the gorgeous forest surrounding you. The woods, too, abound with wildlife, and many of the well-maintained hiking trails offer spectacular views of glaciers or the Sound.

 

PFD Establishment, Development, Constitutional Intent & Use

https://apfc.org/what-we-do/the-permanent-fund/

The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) was created to manage the assets of the Alaska Permanent Fund. The creation of the Alaska Permanent Fund (Fund) is a remarkable achievement in Alaska’s history, one that reflects foresight and commitment to the well-being and benefit of generations of Alaskans. The Fund holds a distinct place in the culture and economy of Alaska, both as a renewable source of revenue and as a symbol of long-term prosperity. In a state with primarily non-renewable resources, the Fund generates a renewable revenue stream for Alaska. The Fund was established by Alaskans in an historic 1976 vote that amended the Constitution of the State of Alaska to include the following language - Alaska Constitution Article IX, Section 15

Section 15. Alaska Permanent Fund. At least twenty-five percent of all mineral lease rentals, royalties, royalty sale proceeds, federal mineral revenue sharing payments and bonuses received by the State shall be placed in a permanent fund, the principal of which shall be used only for those income-producing investments specifically designated by law as eligible for permanent fund investments. All income from the permanent fund shall be deposited in the general fund unless otherwise provided by law.

The Constitutional amendment protects the fund deposits by dividing the Fund into two parts: the Principal (non-spendable) and the Earnings Reserve Account (spendable), which are commingled and invested under the same asset allocation. 2011

 

Sidney Lawrence

Bio: https://www.wikiart.org/en/sydney-laurence

Mount McKinley:

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Robert Service, Poems of the Yukon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Service