Eek | ||
| Photos: | Community | School |
| Who flies there, and how much does it cost? Most of the air taxi services fly to Eek, including Grant, Hageland, Yute, all with regular schedule flights with passenger and freight service. Charters are also available through these companies as well as Craig Air and Yukon Aviation. When you reach your site, how do you get from the airport to your home? Most of the airlines have an agent that is available to give rides to and from the airport. Additionally the school has a 4-wheeler and snow mobile that are used to transport passengers to and from the airport. How big is the village? (Geographic makeup-along a river, slough, coast? Tundra, muddy, hills, cliffs? Etc.) Eek is a village of about 300 people situated along the Eek River about a 45 minute boat ride up-stream from Eek Island on Kuskokwim Bay. The river is affected by the tides, and there is a three to five foot difference between the water levels at high and low tide. It can be muddy in the fall and spring when the ground is not frozen and a good pair of rubber boots is a good idea.. The word Eek is taken from the Yupik word Iqfijouaq, which means roughly "A place on the river where there is a bluff." The area around Eek is mainly Tundra and lakes. There are many snow machine trails and the main trail to Bethel from Eek is well marked. How many students in school? Approximately 80-90 students How many teachers? 7 certified teachers, 1 associate teacher, 1 certified administrator What’s the weather like, and what is it like in August? August is usually mild and can be rainy. The winter are typical for SW Alaska with a variety of weather, and temperatures as low as -20 and occasionally a little colder. Describe the housing (i.e., running water? honey buckets?) There
are four housing units. One is a one room house that has running water (no
flush toilet). The house is located right next to the school and is ideal
for a single person. There are two, two bedroom houses that have running
water and flush toilets. These
two houses are located next to the school and have quick easy access to
the school. Stores? Are they well stocked or do you order? You can generally find the essentials in the local store. They carry many dry goods and occasionally have fruits and vegetables. Many people in the village also order food from Bethel or Anchorage as well as online at Span Alaska Sales. If you order, who do you recommend? You can order groceries from most of the stores in Bethel and get them shipped out by one of the airlines. You can also order many items from Anchorage and have them shipped out. Wal-Mart and Fred Meyer in Anchorage both have Bush Order Departments. You can also order items from Span Alaska. Their web site is www.spanalaskasales.com | ||