[thackney]

[Sherman Logan]

Dozens worked furiously in the dark to carve the 40-ton beast and distribute the meat before it could spoil.

High temp in Barrow on October 7 was 37F.

Would expect things to spoil pretty slowly.

[Excellence]

I rented “Big Miracle” over the weekend, about three grey whales that got caught in the ice near Barrow with no way out. A lot of what is in this article was touched on in the movie. It was a huge story in 1988.