Quick visit to UIC-NARL to find that the near-shore ice had broken up indeed, from what I hear this seemed to have happened earlier that day—some of it was still drifting by during the Umiaq race at 6 pm (the ice in the background of the photo is grounded and stationary). The 4-day event of 4th of July Games was on in Barrow.
Here is the ABC team (Arnold Brower Crew) during the Umiaq (skin boat) race in the Arctic Ocean, using the same boat made from seal skin used during spring subsistence whale harvest. Team members include captain Lewis Brower, Brower Frantz (4th from the right), and Nok Acker (5th from the right), who supported our field work throughout the years.
