Christine and I had a very wonderful time staying at your lodge.  From the moment you greeted us when our plane arrived in Bettles, we felt like family.  Thank you for inviting us into your lives for just a few days.  We are so glad that we were able to learn about your lodge on the Internet and make our reservations to come visit.  We had such a good time, we can hardly wait until we have the opportunity to come visit again, and for a longer stay!!  The accommodations were great and the home cooked meals were especially terrific!!  You are such wonderful cooks!! The homemade ice cream and pumpkin pie was simply fantastic.  We enjoyed the visit with Max for the dog mushing, getting to know worm, meeting Mr. Harvey Bell, and visiting with the locals.  Thank you for inviting the locals to the lodge during our stay.  It was such a pleasure to sit down and talk with them and to learn just a little bit about their life and culture.  Annie, thank you for telling us about the history of the town and Bernard, thank you for taking us on the tour of the town.  Also, thank you for letting us use your parkas and boots.  They sure came in handy when we were both outside until 4 AM taking pictures of the Northern Lights.  Yes - the Northern Lights were fantastic, especially the morning of March 23, our second night at the lodge.  While we only stayed with you for two nights, we were able to see the lights on both nights.  The weather was great, your lodge was great, the town and scenery was great.  It could not have been a better experience.  Thank you so much for the wonderful hospitality.  You both treated us like family.  We truly look forward to coming back again real soon. We will keep in touch.