Historic Downtown Chicken

The first photo is not really historic -- just a rest stop.

We took a walking tour of Historic Chicken. It has been placed on the National Historic Register and restoration is just beginning. Click on the link to find out more about Chicken.

There are quite a few buildings left from the mining days.

The one I was most interested to see is the last photo. It is the building where Ann Hobbs Purdy lived and taught school. Her life as a teacher in the late 1920's is portrayed in the book "Tisha". The school room was the door on the right and she lived in the room on the left.

The Chicken Creek runs along the edge of the settlement. There are now about 60 residents -- 15 of which are year-round residents.

And who would have believed how high-tech Chicken is now. As of yesterday at the Goldpanner, there are now flush toilets and sinks with running water in the washroom. Still no phones in Chicken (satellite phones are available for emergencies). But there is great internet access in Chicken.

We are staying in Chicken Creek Campground. We have 30 amp electrical hook-up powered by a generator that runs 24 hours around. Previous visitors to Chicken had to use outhouses and dry camp.

We plan to eat a hearty breakfast at the cafe tomorrow morning before heading to Tok. The road now becomes the Taylor Highway. It is not far to Tok so we can have a leisurely morning.