Keeping Track of Success: How Two Different Roadside Businesses Do It


Chart Out What You Want To Say, By Using A Calendar

In Denali, it’s “The Mountain," In Valdez, it’s the whales. The great thing about Alaska is that each part of the state has something special to see.

In Trapper Creek, at Mary Carey’s McKinley View Lodge, owner Jean Richardson keeps track of how many times you can see Denali out her window in the summer. And in Valdez, Megan and Fred  Rodolf keep track of the number of times the LuLu Belle sees whales each month.


LuLu Belle charter boat whale sightings.
July, 2007 was a terrific month for watching whales in Valdez.
The LuLuBelle, a small charter, showed whales every single day.



Mary Carey's McKinley View Lodge
Trapper Creek: "X" Marks The Days You Can View McKinley © L.W.