Portage

Monday we took a day trip down to Portage (about an hour and a half away). Portage is home to Portage Glacier that you could once see from the museum/visitor center when it was built, but since has receded and now only visible by the tour boat that you can take out on Portage Lake.  We have done that several times, however this trip was just to walk around and show Amelia the museum.

Portage is known for extremely high winds (a gust to 200mph was once recorded).  In fact, I don’t believe I have ever been there without a good breeze.  With the record breaking snow this year, there were no icebergs from the glacier in the lake (no real melting yet!) and there was still some ice on the water...it was chilly!

We walked around, went in the museum and listened to a lecture on how America got a hold of Alaska thanks to the Sea Otter and its pelt.  Amelia was as quiet as a mouse throughout the lecture due to the speaker giving her a stuffed sea otter to hold.  She didn't complain much either when we had to give it back which was surprising.