Teacher Housing Units in Nelson Lagoon
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska - 1995
The Village of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska
photo taken by Lee Anne McDermott in 1994
Elgin (29) and Melissa (27) Cook Interview with Aleutians East
Anchorage, Alaska - April 1995
Japanese Glass Float or Ball
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska - 1996
Frisbee-size Jellyfish
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska - 1995
Tom Madsen's 1959 Beechcraft 18 - the Aleutian Spirit
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska - 1996
Santa Visits Ethan (5), Sutton (8), and Everett (7) at the Nelson Lagoon Runway
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska - 1996
The Polar Bear Barge
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska - 1996
Melissa Cook (age 29) on St. Paul Island on the Bering Sea
Pribilof Islands, Alaska - 1996
Pavlof Volcano at 48 Miles Away
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska - 1996
The Eruption of Pavlof Volcano
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska - 1996
PenAir's Piper Navajo Arriving with Passengers, Mail, and Freight
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska - 1996
Sutton (9), Melissa (29) and Everett (8) Waiting for a PenAir Flight
Cold Bay, Alaska - December 1996
The Cook Family - Ethan (6), Sutton (9), Everett (8), Melissa (29) and Elgin (31) After the Christmas Party
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska - December 1996
Melissa Cook (age 29) Teaching Elementary
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska - 1996
Snake Eyes (Sam Egli) Grocery Run to Nelson Lagoon
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska - December 1996
1997 Cook Job Search CD - Back Cover
photo from May 1996 in Alberta, Canada
1997 Cook Job Search CD - Front Cover
photo from Wyoming in the summer of 1994
Elgin (31) and Melissa (30) Cook on the Malaspina Ferry
Inside Passage, Alaska - August 1997
Car Deck of an Alaska Marine Highway Ferry
Bellingham, Washington - August 1997
The Aurora Ferry Docked at Prince of Wales Island
Ketchikan, Alaska - 1997
Everett (9), Ethan (7) and Sutton (10) on the Malaspina Ferry
Ketchikan, Alaska - August 1997
Melissa Cook (30) at Sandy Beach for the First Time
Sandy Beach, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - 1997
City of Craig Harbor & Dock
Craig, Alaska - 1997
Sutton (10), Everett (9) and Ethan (7) Salmon Fishing on Duke Creek
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - September 1997
Sutton (10), Everett (9), Ethan (7) and Elgin (31) Visiting Sandy Beach
Sandy Beach, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - August 1997
Sutton Cook (10) Fishing with Brian Castle
Craig, Alaska - April 1998
Clear Cut by Clarence Strait
Prince of Wales Island & the Inside Passage, Alaska - 2015
Barge with a Ferry and Floatplane in the Distance
Ketchikan, Alaska - 2014
Ethan Cook (7) Shrimping Near Craig
Craig, Alaska - April 1998
Claw from the Logging Heydays
Thorne Bay, Alaska - 2013
Elgin (33) and Melissa (32) Cook on a Ferry Heading to Ketchikan
Inside Passage, Alaska - August 1999
Sutton (12), Everett (11) and Ethan (9) Canoeing on Sarkar Lake
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - September 1999
Once the Largest Logging Camp in the North America
Thorne Bay, Alaska - 2007
Kevin Castle, Elgin (34), Everett (12) and Kenny Displaying King Salmon & Halibut
Craig, Alaska - June 2000
Connie and Kenny Cook Enjoying the Dock
Craig, Alaska - June 2000
de Havilland Beaver
Thorne Bay, Alaska
Sutton (15), Elgin (37), Ethan (12), Everett (14) and Sampson as a puppy at Sandy Beach
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - Spring 2003
Elgin Cook (36) Volunteering His Time to Install Networks for Island Businesses Like McFarland Floatel
Thorne Bay, Alaska - 2001
Melissa Cook (37) with Sampson and Josie as a puppy at Sarkar Lake
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - Fall 2004
Everett (16) and Erik Robertson (by the window) Challenging Ethan (14), Stewart Robertson and Sutton (17) to a Game on the Ferry
Southeast Alaska - December 2004
Neva Robertson Climbing Aboard Her Sailboat
Ketchikan, Alaska - December 2004
Bob Robertson Dreamed of Sailing Around the World
Ketchikan, Alaska - December 2004
Ethan Cook (14) with Alaska House of Representative Don Young
Washington D.C. - January 2005
Melissa Cook (38) Instructiing Teacher In-Service over VTC
Thorne Bay, Alaska - Spring 2005
Sutton (17), Ethan (15) and Elgin (40) Fishing the Thorne River
Thorne River - Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - September 2005
Melissa Cook (39) Climbing the District Office (former J.R. Gildersleeve School) Ramp at Low Tide
Thorne Bay, Alaska - Fall 2006
J.R. Gildersleeve School Became the School District Office in 2000
Thorne Bay, Alaska 2013
Thorne Bay Dock
Thorne Bay, Alaska - 2007
Melissa Cook (40) Flew In for a Graduation Ceremony
Port Alexander, Alaska - May 2007
Melissa Cook (43) Final Day Teaching Before Retiring on Medical Disability Due to MS
Thorne Bay, Alaska - April 2011
Shrimping with Friends Joel and Deidre Jenson
Thorne Bay, Alaska - Spring 2008
Meliah Cook (2) Gathering Easters Eggs on the Back Porch
Thorne Bay, Alaska - April 2012
903 Beaver Street - Our Home from 1999-2016
Thorne Bay, Alaska - 2017
Moss-covered Road Sign
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - 2013
Ketchikan International Airport with the Floatplane Dock (on the water)
Ketchikan, Alaska - 2012
Thorne Bay Dock Looking Back at Town
Thorne Bay, Alaska - 2014
Melissa Cook (45) Showing Our European Exchange Student How It's Done
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - September 2013
A Floatplane Taxiing by as a Tug Boat Pulls a Barge Through a Snowstorm
Thorne Bay, Alaska 2014
Eveymarie Cook (4) Playing on the Dock
Thorne Bay, Alaska - April 2015
Erika Heintz on Her First Floatplane Flight Overlooking Southside
Thorne Bay, Alaska - January 2015
A Tug Boat Pulling a Barge into the Bay
Thorne Bay, Alaska
Melissa Cook (48) and Becky Welton Catch Up at the School
Thorne Bay, Alaska - September 2015
Melissa Cook (48) and Auron Cook (4) Decorating for Christmas
Thorne Bay, Alaska - December 2015
Everett Cook (27) Riding His Skiff Across the Bay to Southside
Thorne Bay, Alaska 2015
Eveymarie Cook (6) Keeping Solomon in His Place at Sandy Beach
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - May 2016
Melissa Cook (48) Strolling the Boardwalk of Eagles Nest Campground
Balls Lake, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - April 2016
Melissa Cook (48) and Patricia O’Flaherty (76) - Melissa Standing on a Log to be Taller Than Her Mom
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - May 2016
Melissa Cook (48) with Meliah Cook (6) and Auron Cook (4) on Their Final Visit with Patricia O’Flaherty
Thorne Bay, Alaska - May 2016
Elgin Cook (50) Enjoying Sandy Beach with Josie and Solomon on Our Last Evening in Alaska
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska - June 2016
Joy Weber Wins Best of Show at the Annual Quilt Show
Craig, Alaska - May 2016
Prince of Wales Island Disappearing on Our Final Ferry Ride to Ketchikan
Southeast Alaska - June 3, 2016
The Call of the Last Frontier - Color version of the photo gallery from the book
Melissa (53) and Elgin (54) Standing by a Boiler at an Old Mine on One of Our Many Adventures in Retirement
Absaroka Range, Shorshone National Forest, Wyoming 2020
Melissa (53) Standing by Her Jeep
Elk Fork Canyon, Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming 2020