Checked out the field where they have all the old gold digger supplies. No gold left, but lots of rusted machinery, kind of neat.
You'll notice the fire hydrants..the ground is permafrost here so you can't dig foundations, basements or into the ground for fire hydrants. Everything is on stilts and cinderblocks. People have to re-level their houses yearly because sides start to sink and houses fall over.
Found out today a patient of mine today sells sealskin slippers (sorry Kristin), I think I may get a pair!
Liquor here is super pricey as well, although alcoholism and teenage pregnancy are still a huge issue. Almost died to see that smirnoff vodka was $42 a bottle. I doubt that Smirnoff is worth that!
So, I'm guessing that Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is at a pretty high rate there too.
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