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SOLD
Price: $169,000.
Own the only private parcel on "Mummy Island", about 10 miles south of
Cordova. This rare and unique 1/2 acre has a private beach on both
ends! This site has good swimming, few mosquitoes or bears, a fixer-upper
cabin, and great proximity to bird colonies and other points of interest.
This is an opportunity to own an uncommon property! |
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Mummy Island
Mummy Island is a very spiritual place. It is an ideal spot for a
summer camp, retreat center, or recreational cabin. In 1794, the
southwest end of the island was reported by Vancouver to be the home of
200 Chugach Eskimos. These people were part of the txa taymiut, the
Shallow Water People, one of the 8 trives found in Prince William Sound.
In addition to the sunken house pits at the village site, there are a number
of burial places, including a large cave set below a spectacular cliff.
Every spring, stone artifacts wash out on the beaches due to winter storms.
There is only one cabin on the one piece of private property on the island
(the one for sale) and the owners have been very careful to leave all the
artifacts on the island. The remainder of the island is owned by
the Eyak Corporation.
This piece of land is one of the finest places on this planet.
Everyone who goes there, wants to go back. It touches your heart
and hangs on forever with peace and quietude. The property is set
on an isthmus with a gentle breeze blowing through. The current 3
room cabin (an old clam cannery) faces Hawkins Island and is set on pilings
just 15 feet from the high tide line--so the ocean comes right up by the
cabin. There is a place for campfires on the rocky beach--and a bit
of sand and an old boat to the side of the cabin that is great for children
to play in. The original house, which burned down, was on the opposite
end of the property facing Egg Island, Strawberry Channel and the open
Gulf of Alaska 5 miles away. Between the cabin and the old house
site is a lot of flat, grassy ground ideal for tents. In addition,
there is an old freezer shed with two bunks, an old shop, generator shed,
and two outhouses. The main cabin has a queen-sized bed in one room,
two bunks in another, a fold-out couch in the kitchen, and a loft with
three mattresses. In 1986-1988, Bidarki Youth Center had summer camps
there--and the kids all slept outside in tents.
Why is this piece of property so spectacular?
1. It's
very spiritual with many archeological remnants.
2. The
scenery is gorgeous with rocky islands that come down to the sea framed
by large hemlock and Sitka spruce trees in an cathedral setting.
3. The
wildlife is world-class with abundant sea otters, nesting bald eagles,
peregrine falcons, black oyster catchers, and hermit thrushes. There
is a pigeon
guillemot colony 1/4 mile away and a seabird colony 3/4 mile away with
tufted puffins, black-legged kittywakes, and cormorants that can be reached
at
low tide.
4. There
is only one small stream on the island and very little standing water--so
there are no mosquitoes!
5. There
are no bears--though adjacent islands have lots of those critters.
6. The
swimming is excellent. The island is surrounded by brown mud flats
which heat up in the sun. As the tide comes in, the water is warmed
and fun to
swim in--plus there are no big drop-offs or currents.
7. Islands
appeal to young and old and there is a nice 3 mile hike around the island
at low tide.
8. Halibut
fishing in the adjacent channels is excellent in May through July.
9. East
coast softshell clams can be dug on any low tide.
10. During the spring
migration, an estimated 20 million shorebirds and waterfowl come by this
junction of the Copper River Delta and Prince William
Sound--the best place in the western Hemisphere to see migration.
Written by Belle Mickelson |
