Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Eagle: Steamboats used to stop at this point on the Yukon, under Eagle Bluff, in Eagle, Alaska.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Eagle: It's remarkable, considering its isolation, that Eagle has electricity and phone service.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Eagle: Only 8 miles from Canada, Eagle is a river port.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Eagle: Lots of log cabins in Eagle are part of the Eagle Historic District. Local people play music on a summer day.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Eagle: John Borg (with the fiddle) became known nationwide due to a John McPhee 1970's book, "Coming Into The Country" about Eagle, Alaska.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Eagle: A local group made their own modern steamboat for the Yukon River.