02592cam a2200301 4500 734273370 TxAuBib 20230327120000.0 150923s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015905520 9780692414088 0692414088 TxAuBib Ward, Bonnie Rose. Winds of Skilak : a tale of true grit, true love and survival in the Alaskan wilderness / Bonnie Rose Ward. Craigsville, WV : Samuel Tree Publishing, 2018. xi, 390 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. We're going to Alaska! -- Preparations & goodbyes -- Bill -- Alaska -- Skilak Lake -- Bear meat in camp -- Angels in disguise -- A visit to the island -- Tent city -- Breaking ground -- By the seat of our backs -- A lesson i patience -- Anna -- A clean shave ... or not! -- Brown bear -- Progress & skeptics -- The accident -- Work resumes -- The salmon are in -- Home sweet home -- My chickens! My chickens! -- Our daily bread -- Bears & friends -- Farewell, dear friend -- Sam gets a job -- Alone in the wilderness -- Sam comes home -- Stranded -- Rough crossing -- Winter -- Trapping -- Moose meat Sam -- Nels -- Another cabin to build -- Battered like an ice hockey puck -- Oh, for the love of a doctor! -- Cabin fever -- Break up -- Spring at last -- Blessings -- Gold under that there glacier -- Hoofing it -- The chicken & the egg -- Esther -- That ain't no sheep -- All creatures great & small -- Golden days of September -- My vow -- Susan's mother -- I am a wilderness woman -- One drop of blood -- The gift of forgiving -- My Daniel Boone -- Wilderness Christmas -- Homesick -- Return to Skilak. "Winds of Skilak traces a young couple's adventurous move from the suburbs of Ohio to a remote island on ill-tempered Skilak Lake. As Sam and Bonnie adapt to a life without running water, electricity and telephones, the unforgiving, desolate environment tests their courage early on. Facing sub-freezing temperatures, unfriendly bears, and cabin fever, the Wards find strength in new friends, each other, and the awe-inspiring beauty of the last frontier. Just when they finally settle in, a freak accident proves to be the ultimate test of their resolve. 20230327. Ward, Bonnie Rose. Ward, Sam. Outdoor life Alaska. Christian biography Alaska. Alaska Biography. Alaska Description and travel. TXOLT