On this program from our archives, host Holly Stinson talks to Gale Weatherell and Allan Dahl, who were boyhood friends in Talkeetna in the 1940′s. In this program, the two men bring the past to life, telling stories  about personalities and business establishments in the little town of miners and trappers. This is the first of a three-part series. The second and third parts can be found in the Nuggets archive.

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Boyhood friends in the 1940’s in Talkeetna, Gale Weatherell and Allan Dahl tell more Alaskan stories and adventures in the last of this three-part series. Holly Stinson hosts.

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Boyhood friends in the 1940’s in Talkeetna, Gale Weatherell and Allan Dahl reminisce in the second of this three-part series. Holly Stinson hosts.

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Boyhood friends in the 1940′s in Talkeetna, Gale Weatherell and Allan Dahl reminisce. Holly Stinson hosts.

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