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Robert "Bob" White

Bob White

Originally from Houghton Lake, Michigan, Bob White came to Seward, Alaska in 1972, when he was eighteen years old, to pursue his love of hunting and fishing. Bob has been an avid hunter since he was a boy. Bob has worked as a commercial fisherman, cannery worker, trapper, longshoreman, school bus driver, construction worker, carpenter, and gunsmith. At the time of Bob's 2010 inteview for the Exit Glacier Project Jukebox, he operated a small gun shop in Seward, as well as a flooring business. He is one of the few people who has used horses to hunt up the Resurrection River valley and other places near Seward. Bob's wife, Susan, is the daughter of Val and Jean Anderson, long-time residents of Seward.
Robert "Bob" White appears in the following new Jukebox projects:
Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
Bob White, Part 1

Bob White was interviewed on August 7, 2010 by Rachel Mason, Karen Brewster, and Shannon Kovac at his gun shop in Seward, Alaska. At the time of the interview, he owned his own floor covering business and a gun shop. He is married to the daughter of Val and Jean Anderson. In this interview, Bob talks about his family background, commercial fishing, hunting, changes in Seward, and changes in wildlife populations. He talks about hunting, trapping, dogmushing, snowmachining, and using horses in the Exit Glacier area, cabins and airstrips, the stranded bulldozer up Resurrection River, the road to the glacier, changes to the river and glacier, and his thoughts about establishment of Kenai Fjords National Park.

 2010-05-12_PT.1 Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park Aug 7, 2010
Bob White, Part 2

This is a continuation of the interview done with Bob White by Rachel Mason, Karen Brewster, and Shannon Kovac on August 7, 2010 at his gun shop in Seward, Alaska. In this part of the interview, Bob talks about changes in Exit Glacier and the surrounding area, bear hunting, and the effect of Kenai Fjords National Park on his hunting activities.

 2010-05-12_PT.2 Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park Aug 7, 2010