Alex Flyum, Sr.
Description:
Alex Flyum, Sr. at Seversen's Roadhouse, Iliamna, 1940's to early 1950's. There is a 1948 Chevy in the background. Alex Flyum, Sr. was born in Norway in 1873, and is thought to be the first Euro-American to live permanently on Iliamna Lake. His wife was from Katmai Village, and he homesteaded at Soda Spring near Reindeer Bay, Iliamna Lake. According to Alex's granddaughter, Violet Wilson, in 1918, he took mail via dog sled through Lake Clark Pass, and it took him forty days to reach Tyonek (Naknek, May 2, 1994). Alex Flyum became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1942 at 69 years of age, and he died at age 84 in 1957.
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Photo Courtesy of:
Mrs. Anna Flyum