Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Welcome!

Don't let it be forgot
That once there was a spot
For one brief shining moment that was known
As Camelot.
-from Camelot
(See below)
Something special—as golden as the metal underfoot in the Circle Mining District—was happening in Central, Alaska, during the Crabb years, 1982 to 2002. Here in the homeland of miners since the days of the Klondike Gold Rush, Jim and Sandy Crabb owned and operated the bar/restaurant/store/gas station appropriately named and known throughout Alaska as Crabb's Corner.

This website is the repository of the history of those years, to remind us of the indomitable spirit of the men and women who have built communities governed by fairness and goodwill out of the awesome subarctic wilderness called Interior Alaska.

While you follow the thread of these years, weaving its rich tapestry in the lives of those of us who became a part of it, remember that this is but one period in the life of Central. Another has already begun, providing opportunity for a new generation to create a new pattern, equally as vibrant and strong as periods past.

And what a past! For the Camelot of the Crabb years also grew out of prior periods.

Here you can begin to study the past of Central, Alaska ... and by doing so, become part of its future. The lessons to be learned from the people who nutured this community into full bloom are ageless ... and priceless.


In short, there's simply not
A more congenial spot
For happily-ever-aftering than here
In Camelot.

http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/camelot/camelot.htm

ARTHUR:
Each evening, from December to December,
Before you drift to sleep upon your cot,
Think back on all the tales that you remember
Of Camelot.
Ask ev'ry person if he's heard the story,
And tell it strong and clear if he has not,
That once there was a fleeting wisp of glory
Called Camelot.
Camelot! Camelot!
Now say it out with pride and joy!

TOM:
Camelot! Camelot!

ARTHUR:
Yes, Camelot, my boy!
Where once it never rained till after sundown,
By eight a.m. the morning fog had flown...
Don't let it be forgot
That once there was a spot
For one brief shining moment that was known
As Camelot.

http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/camelot/camelotreprise.htm

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