Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Talkeetna: The Alaska Roadhouse, symbol of community, comfort -- and a hot bath -- lives in Talkeetna. This is the Talkeetna Roadhouse.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Talkeetna: Fresh baked bread has lured people into the Talkeetna Roadhouse for decades.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Talkeetna: Pansies grow in a battered, recycled teapot in Talkeetna.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Talkeetna: The Talkeetna Roadhouse had its origins not as a lodge, but as a barn. It became an actual roadhouse in the 1940's.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Talkeetna: "Guys" have been hanging out in the Talkeetna Roadhouse since before it was even a "roadhouse" and was just a barn.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Talkeetna: The front porch of the Talkeetna Roadhouse.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Talkeetna: A stove pipe juts out of the back wall of a Talkeetna Roadhouse outbuilding in downtown Talkeetna, Alaska.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Talkeetna: One of the most beloved log buildings in Alaska is the Talkeetna Roadhouse.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Talkeetna: Locals gather for a late September dinner at the Talkeetna Roadhouse to celebrate the end of a successful summer.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Talkeetna: Flowers in Alaska are grown in boats, wagons -- and boots. This is the Talkeetna Roadhouse.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Talkeetna: Roadhouses in Alaska are an institution. Their caretaking is passed on. Carroll Close (top) owned the Talkeetna Roadhouse in the 1970's.