Alaska Cabin Documentary

This film is a documentary profile of conservationist and wildlife photographer dick proenneke at his home in the lake clark area of alaska.

Alaska cabin documentary. May 4 1916 april 20 2003 was an american self educated naturalist who lived alone for nearly thirty years in the mountains of alaska in a log cabin that he constructed by hand near the shore of twin lakesproenneke hunted fished raised and gathered his own food and also had supplies flown in occasionally. Living in alaska. With hand made tools and an unrelenting desire to live free and un caged dick set out to build himself a home along the shores of twin lakes alaska in 1968. If you enjoy this documentary then please share by using the social sharing buttons you see on the edge.

National park service one mans alaska available on national archives website httpscatalogarchivesgovid5834qproenneke national archives identifie. Bob swerer productions. It features close up scenes of native wildlife. With dick proenneke bob swerer jr wendy ishii pamela guest.

Over the last 17 years my wife brooke and i have built 3 alaskan homesteads from the ground up and 4 log homesthis is the story of how it all got startedour first log cabin. Dick filmed his adventures so he could show his relatives in the lower 48 states. Click here to order dick proenneke films. Alone in the wilderness is the story of dick proenneke one man who lived his dream in the alaska wilderness.

Dick filmed his adventures so he could show his relatives in the lower 48 states what life was like in alaska building his cabin hunting for food and exploring the area. Using color footage he shot himself proenneke traces how he came to this remote area selected a homestead site and built his log cabin.