HISTORY:
Trapper Joe Cabin was constructed during the summer of 1950 by J. Lignurgaris,
to replace his old trapping cabin constructed many years prior; the original cabin
probably pre-dated the Moose Range. Mr. Lignurgaris was known as a trapper of
good reputation, who observed all game regulations. If you have information,
photographs or stories regarding this cabin, (or any other cabins) please contact
the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
NARRATIVE
DESCRIPTION: Trapper Joe cabin is a one-story log cabin consisting of a single
rectangular room. The cabin is located within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
on the shores of Trapper Joe Lake. The Trapper Joe cabin condition is classified
as standing "fair" with very little alteration since construction.The Trapper
Joe cabin is built of spruce logs cut in the area by ax and crosscut saw. The
cabin is approximately 19 feet from the lakeshore.
The
foundation of the cabin consists of sill logs placed directly on the ground without
a prepared foundation. The outside dimensions of the single room cabin are 12
feet, 8 inches wide by 14 feet long. The two-sided spruce logs have been peeled
of all bark. The logs average 7 inches at the butt end and 5 ˝ inches at the
tip. The cabin is chinked with native moss and split chinking. The logs are
interlocked with a double notch. The facade and east elevations have 16 courses
of logs and the north and south elevation have 9 courses of logs, all set horizontally.
HISTORY:
Trapper Joe Cabin was constructed during the summer of 1950 by J. Lignurgaris,
to replace his old trapping cabin constructed many years prior; the original cabin
probably pre-dated the Moose Range. Mr. Lignurgaris was known as a trapper of
good reputation, who observed all game regulations. If you have information,
photographs or stories regarding this cabin, (or any other cabins) please contact
the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
NARRATIVE
DESCRIPTION: Trapper Joe cabin is a one-story log cabin consisting of a single
rectangular room. The cabin is located within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
on the shores of Trapper Joe Lake. The Trapper Joe cabin condition is classified
as standing "fair" with very little alteration since construction.The Trapper
Joe cabin is built of spruce logs cut in the area by ax and crosscut saw. The
cabin is approximately 19 feet from the lakeshore. 
The
foundation of the cabin consists of sill logs placed directly on the ground without
a prepared foundation. The outside dimensions of the single room cabin are 12
feet, 8 inches wide by 14 feet long. The two-sided spruce logs have been peeled
of all bark. The logs average 7 inches at the butt end and 5 ˝ inches at the
tip. The cabin is chinked with native moss and split chinking. The logs are
interlocked with a double notch. The facade and east elevations have 16 courses
of logs and the north and south elevation have 9 courses of logs, all set horizontally.