This photo was taken around August, 1975. There are several different species of seals that visit Shemya, in addition to the Sea Lions that find their way here every year about this time. I managed to slip into the water while taking some of these photos...cold! (Coord T5)

While the birds occupy the upper lofts of these rocky apartments, the Sea Lions prefer the ground level. The Sea Lions show up in late summer, the males stake out their turf, battle for a harem, do their thing, then take off again for another year. There were many such living arrangements around the north and east end of the Island. The white colored rocks are not whitewashed, but are so colored from bird droppings deposited from above. August or September, 1975. (Coord T4)

Now here's a whale of a tale..or is it a tail of a whale? This guy beached on Shemya's shores one day. 1975-1976 (Coord W9)

There were numerous dogs on the Island. One of them seems to have always been named "boozer." The boozer on duty when I was there died of alcohol poisoning. That's me on the left, Mike Segebarth on the right. 1975-1976 (Coord S5)

Having been stationed in Minot, North Dakota for over 4 years and having had to wear what I would define as a real parka  while stationed there, the Shemya version wasn't quite as elaborate by comparison. Even though the wind would blow over 100 m.p.h. and we would get a fair amount of snow, the temperatures never seemed to get below around 28 degrees Fahrenheit on Shemya. Nevertheless, the Shemya standard issue parka in 1975 wasn't quite up to par. (Coord ?)

While on a clear day you couldn't necessarily see forever, you could see Agattu Island just to the West of Shemya. If there were a dotted line drawn in the water, you could also see the dateline about 100 miles or so on the other side. (P. Gallaher, Coord A7)

Another nice photo from Paul, once a navigator of Shemya bound aircraft. The view is from a tanker refueling the Cobra Ball aircraft over Alaska. (P. Gallaher)

I've always wondered where they got their name, "Shemya Blue Fox." (John Wolfe says their name is actually "Russian Blue Fox"). Here's a great photo of another, looking for food no doubt. (P. Gallaher)

As with any community surrounded by water, there is a dock upon which you could stand and fish. Some of the ugliest fish in the world were pulled from this water. That's Paul G. without a rod and with the 'Dane in the background. (P. Gallaher, Coord D5)

Here's a bunch of folks enjoying their fishing experience on Shemya. There was a showcase in Bldg 600 that showed one of the fish someone snagged years ago from these waters. Having seen this fish, I think I would rather eat Spam! If you looked up "ugly" in the dictionary, there'd be a picture of this fish. John Wolfe thinks it might have been an Irish Lord. (Could be, I've got Scottish relatives, and none of them look that bad!)  In all fairness, however, there's some great Salmon fishing on Attu when the time is right! (P. Gallaher, Coord D5)