To Our Treasured Guests,
It is an old axiom that everything is for sale if the right buyer
comes along. Such has been the case with the Lodge for at least the past 15
years. There have even been some serious inquiries during that time, including
one corporate group. Looming economic issues in 2008 made them reconsider.
I am in my mid-seventies now, still healthy and not too senile and
there are lots of things left that Miss Patty and I would like to do, including
spending time with seven grandchildren before they disappear over the horizon
in search of their dreams and aspirations. And of course there’s the Show Girl…and the airplane!
Owning a top-rated lodge in Alaska, going fishing every day, and
rubbing elbows with some of the greatest people on the planet is the best job
in the world, and an enviable life-style. But it’s time to get serious about
some of the other things in life before it is too late.
In the past we have hesitated to openly advertise the sale of the
Lodge or even list it with realtors for fear of making our loyal and cherished
guests nervous. It was always our hope that a like-minded investor would come
along that would ensure a seamless transition, so the Lodge could continue on
just as it always has and one day several years later someone would look up and
say, “What ever happened to Captain Mac and Miss Patty?” Finding that buyer is still
our goal, but the passive phase, waiting for that buyer to show up, is
changing.
With that in mind, we wanted you, our valued guests and “Friends of
the Lodge” to be aware of an our efforts to sell the lodge. It represents a
new phase in our “desire to retire.”
And, there’s another reason for bringing you into the loop: You know
who we are. You are aware of our business philosophies and how we operate. Our
guests are successful people. You may know someone, or some entity that would
be interested in the Lodge that would appreciate and carry on our traditions of
Service and our quest for excellence. By all means, let them know what is going
on, and let them know they can contact us anytime at 907-247-7252 to learn more.
So…now you know what’s going on if you see the ads. Don’t worry. We are not going anywhere anytime soon and the hope is always that we will find a buyer that appreciates the Lodge the way we all do.
See you in the summer,
Captain
Mac and Miss Patty
