Up From the Ashes...

Last summer we had a problem with an arsonist in the neighborhood... 

https://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/arrest-made-in-two-rivers-arson-fires/article_151d422c-0760-11ec-9f54-8b622207b95e.html

One of his targets was the locally world famous Two Rivers Lodge, an iconic log restaurant.

While we didn't go there often, it was something of a fixture in the neighborhood.

Here are the remains of the lodge a few days after the fire. I happened to be out riding the Guzzi, was stopped right there for road construction, so pulled into their driveway for a quick look and some photos. 

The Guzzi in the lodge parking lot. Tried to get some good fall shots of the area, but the burnt remains of the lodge haunted the scene.

No one I talked to knew if it would be rebuilt, since other places, like Tack's Store had burned and never returned. So it was a real surprise when I went for a ride the other day and saw this building under construction. When I went back today with a camera, it appeared finished, at least on the outside.

Looks like it might open up for business soon. Unfortunately, the old store down the hill from our place doesn't look any different than it did last year after it burned. Apparently they didn't have any insurance on it, since the store was closed at the time of the fire.

I guess some folks idea of being a good neighbor doesn't include cleaning up the mess on their property.