Marcia worked all summer long at Hunter's Store from 9AM-5PM with an hour for lunch. She said that while working in Hunter's she'd try not to be bored and lazy. She said she likes working there and has been working there for a long time.

When she wasn't working, she would spend her time with her niece, help out at home, go out on boat rides to pick berries or rod and reel. But every time she tried she didn't catch a single fish. She also went over to the sandbar, but didn't swim.

Once when Marcia and Nick Boots went for a boat ride they went behind Nick's fishcamp to check for berries. After picking, they returned to Nick's boat, left and idled out on a slough. While Marcia was reading a book in the cabin, Nick saw a black bear swimming right in front of them. When he told Marcia to come and look, Marcia ran out to take a good look at it. Nick decided to circle it for awhile, then they left it alone and watched it walk up the bank. Marcia said that watching the bear was cool but kind of scary for her because she was outside of the cabin watching the bear as they circled.

After circling the bear, they went for another short boat ride and then came back home. She said seeing the bear like that was the best part of her summer.

Story by: Marcia George

Interviewed by: Mary Jane Shorty