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From: Chuckles, [DNS_Address]
Subject: National Shrin Of St. Thesese!
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Would like to visit in a few years when I go back to Alaska, such beautiful grounds blended in with the incredible Alaskan scenery. |
22658
From: Angelina, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: National Shrine of St. Therese!
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I’ve been there. It is a beautiful spot and beautiful stonework. Even more than the photos and video show. The church is built out of beach rocks. There are miles and miles and miles of beach covered with rocks that size that built the church building. More show at low tides too. There are 30 foot tides there that expose a lot of beach. Some scattered sand beach too at low tide. I spent my high school years living in a beach house some miles from St. Therese’s. My Dad was adding onto our house and built a bulkhead the length of the property to keep the winter storm waves off the lawn and from hitting the windows. Everyday after school our assignment was to carry up 200 rocks each from the beach, my brothers and sisters and me. And at low tide, buckets of sand to make concrete. The rocks filled in behind the 4’ high log bulkead he built. |
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22660
From: Chuckles, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: National Shrine of St. Therese!
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That's so awesome you were able to visit, you can almost feel a special energy about the place just from the photos. And yes, photos for sure don't do justice instead of being there in person. I know it rains a lot up there but I'm sure you enjoyed living there, but the beauty of Alaska is breath taking. But it's also a hard way of life for many in alaska who have to make a living, especially if they have to work in the rain all the time. |
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