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Life on the Anvik River for almost three decades – part 1 – by Cheryl Hickson

As we sit here getting ready for summer 2023 we think to ourselves, it's almost impossible to believe that we - the Hickson family have been running Alaska's Anvik River Lodge for close to three decades. As Cliff & I ...

My Job at Alaska’s Anvik River Lodge – by Seth Stuart fishing guide

Note from "Boss Lady" - I just got an email from Seth entitled "a little something I wrote".   This time of the year, it's not unusual for Anvik Lodge staff members to start thinking about why they're so excited to ...

Our Summer Jobs at Alaska’s Most Remote Lodge – by Shelby Drummonds

I finished my first season at the Anvik River Lodge in September and quite honestly cannot wait to get back up there for the 2018 season.  I wanted to give you a little insight from a bit of a newcomer's ...

Growing up at Alaska’s Most Remote Lodge – by Blair Hickson

Strange things are done in the midnight sun where the men moil for gold. The arctic trails have their secret tails that would make your blood run cold” –Robert Service “The Cremation of Sam Magee” In the English language there ...

That’s a Wrap!

Our last look at the 2017 season sky from our very favorite place on earth gave us an incredible aurora borealis show - what a fabulous send off! Yes, summer 2017 has ended and we've put the Anvik River Lodge ...

Late August update

Where has the time gone this summer?  We can't believe that we've only got a couple more weeks of fishing left, then it'll be a wrap for the 2017 season! As is typical for this time of the year, the ...

Another great couple of weeks on the Anvik River

We've had a number of return guests so far this year including Lou from New York who made what we think is about his 20th trip to this remote paradise we call the Anvik River Lodge.  One of our favorite ...

We’re off to a great start

My apologies - I wrote this blog over 10 days ago and didn't post right away because I was waiting for some pictures to go with it.  In the meantime, my computer went all haywire.  Finally got that fixed - ...

It’s time for the crew to play!!

It’s T-minus 7 days until the first day of our 23rd season with Alaska’s Anvik River Lodge. And since our pre-season preparations or the beloved “hell month” has gone so smoothly this year many of us have had an opportunity ...