Dick Proenneke

He was born Richard Louis Proenneke in Iowa in 1916, and died in California in 2003. He is most famous for living alone in the Alaskan wilderness for over 30 years. He wrote quite a lot in his journals, which he donated to the American National Park System. His cabin and the rest of his homestead are now preserved as a National Historic Site.

He joined the armed forces right after Pearl Harbor, but didn't serve very long due to a series of injuries and illnesses. However, he was a mechanical genius, so he had little problem making a living both in Iowa and in Alaska.

He was a key player in calling for wilderness preservation during the late 70s and early 80s. The subject of the rather popular PBS program "One Man's Wilderness", which features his own footage from 1974 and more recent footage (ca. 1998), he's become a somewhat famous figure.

I saw that program about Dick Proenneke again last week, which inspired me to start reading his journals. He was quite the fellow!

by proenneke_fan June 28, 2007

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Phoenixx

a very talented young music artist that has yet to be discovered.

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Phoenix

A beautiful girl, who usually has Red hair. Phoenixs are creative, wity, funny and loveable. Phoenixs can often have mood swings, one minute laughing the next crying. Phoenixs are loyal and once you have one never let them go, you'll never find someone like them. If a girl named Phoenix is sad, its most likely because of a loved one, they dont want to be asked whats wrong they just want somebody there for them to cry on. Phoenixs are good at hiding emotions, too, but all they want is love, so if you have a crush on someone named Phoenix, go ahead, tell her, most likely she'll give you a chance.

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Phoenixville

More commonly reffered to as Iladelphia, and sister town to Kimberton, the two small suburban towns come together to film a small utopia in western PA. About a half hour from Philadelphia, Phoenixville is a great little town where everyone knows eachother. On a normal friday night you can find half the student population at one of three places: Wawa, Wendy's, or Rocco's (co's), where they sit around and complain there is nothing to do. Parties are very rare and for that very cherished. Deep down though, sitting around is fun, as long as they are together because the whole town shares an unconditional love for everyone else in it. Many icons can represent phoenixville such as Mike bike, ballsy, and Abdul. The high school's football team owns the league every year and strengthens the bond that the town has. To live in Phoenixville is to feel at home.

More commonly reffered to as Iladelphia, and sister town to Kimberton, the two small suburban towns come together to film a small utopia in western PA. About a half hour from Philadelphia, Phoenixville is a great little town where everyone knows eachother.

by Luke O'Brien September 26, 2005

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