or unterruptus.
I was not going to post anything on this very fine sunny weekend, two days in a row of fine weather is an anomaly that should not be forsaken.
But these two columns in the Telegram are must reads IMO. The replacement workers piece goes a long way in the argument for legislation, and as usual Mike J does a fine job of promoting the awes of Labrador.
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Good columns.
The most amazing thing about Hebron mission building is that it was in fact constructed by local expert Mission and Inuit carpenters from mostly local materials.
In the winter of 1829, missionaries at Okak prepared building material for the house frame, while Inuit made 7000 shingles--that's right, 7000 ! --and felled 80 trees which they converted into 500 planks by spring. The Timber stands were at Umiakoviarusek south near Okak, and Napartok, whose location Inuit shared with the missionaries.
Supplies like bricks, lime, doors and window frames, glass, nails, etc etc… came over on ship the next summer. All the building materials including the 500 planks and timbers were transported the following winter--by dog team. Ten sledges made 137 trips between Okak and Hebron that winter.
Sort of like building the pyramids--but Hebron has withstood the elements better than the pyramids.
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