Alaska Viking’s ‘Mooseltoe’
In 1976, Keith Iverson posed with his one-of-a-kind Mooseltoe, made from dried moose “nuggets.”
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In 1991, former legislator Ron Vieselmeyer laughed and laughed at City Park for ABC-TV’s “America’s Funniest People.”
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In 1986, Lucille Applegate displayed a $10 bill that she received from an old acquaintance who had "swiped it from her,” 51 years before.
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Sharon Billey, left, and Delphine Kennelly of Cranbrook, British Columbia, toured Coeur d’Alene. The towns were sister cities.
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In 1996, Sandi Bloem led downtown revitalization efforts. Ten years before, she was the subject of a Coeur d’Alene Press mini profile.
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In 1996, Terry Borchard rummaged through CDs in his Long Ear record store. The popular shop shut in July after more than four decades here.
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I couldn’t resist posing with Coeur d’Alene icons, Mudgy and Millie, during a waterfront photo shoot for my upcoming book. “Coeur d’Alene Chronicles,” a modern history of Coeur d’Alene, comprised of stories from Huckleberries, is on track for a late-November release.
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In September 1986, Bill Wassmuth had plenty on his mind at a community rally for him after his home was bombed by criminals tied to the Aryan Nations. Richard Butler (inset), leader of the Aryan Nations, attended the rally, too.
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In July 1986, a racist guard, armed with an automatic rifle, watched a press conference at the annual Aryan Nations World Congress, near Hayden Lake.
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Americans in the 1960s and 1970s proved they were suckers for cute gimmicks before a Coeur d’Alene-born Alaskan began selling moose poop. Mood rings. Smiley Faces. Pet Rocks. Sea Monkeys. The fads came and went.
Keith Iverson didn’t strike pay dirt with his “Mooseltoe.” But he earned enough money to provide what his survival hunting and fishing skills couldn’t in Sadie Cove, Alaska, population one, 12 miles and three dangerous hours by kayak from Homer.
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