Floatplane Shorts
Description: Experience the raw, breathtaking wilderness where mountains, volcanoes, and salmon-rich waters meet with this vintage-inspired Lake Clark National Park design. This intricately detailed illustration features a coastal brown bear surveying the turquoise shimmer of Lake Clark, with a classic Alaskan floatplane and remote cabin nestled beneath the towering, snow-capped peak of Mount Redoubt. Teeming with vibrant native flora—including fireweed, wild blueberries, cranberries, and goldenrod—this graphic captures the serene and wild spirit of one of Alaska’s most secluded treasures. It’s the perfect souvenir for backcountry adventurers, wildlife photographers, and national park lovers who cherish the untouched beauty of the Alaskan Peninsula.
Description: Kurtzer Flying Service was founded by legendary Seattle pilot, Alana Kurtzer, at Boeing Field in 1928. Kurtzer would later relocate the business to the south end of Lake Union in 1931. Serving routes throughout the Pacific Northwest, from the Mt. Rainier and the San Juan Islands, to destinations in British Columbia, including Vancouver and Nanaimo, Kurtzer Flying Service got cargo and passengers to their destinations for years. Kurtzer eventually renamed the business Kurtzen Marine and Flying Service School, and began teaching pilots the ins and outs of operating seaplanes. Alana Kurtzer's school continued to operate for decades, training thousands of pilots that would follow in his footsteps, and only closed in 1988 after his death.
