Waterfall Resort on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

Countdown to Waterfall 2010!

Welcome to the New Year! Snow and rain may be in the national headlines, but it is the perfect time to think about summer and start the countdown to our 2010 season! During June, July and August, Waterfall has set aside special dates and rates for your sportfishing adventure itinerary. These inclusive vacation packages are ideal for multi-generational family getaways and reunions; or as gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, business associates, graduation or Father’s Day. Fishing at Waterfall always creates such wonderful bonding experiences that guests often return with family and friends more than once each season.

Select from these dates and Waterfall will help you create memories
of a lifetime! Let the Adventure Begin!

Click for more information, other packages or to check availability, go to:
http://www.waterfallresort.com/rates-packages or call Mike Dooley at
800-544-5125.

Bob Misetich with his 31.3 lb. KOD! 7/2/09.

To All Owners and Employees of the Legendary Waterfall Resort,

I finally got a minute out of my busy schedule to sit down and reflect on a wonderful experience that I had in 2009. Good friend Kent Jones, based on his previous experience at the Resort, recommended this trip. After looking at his pictures, I agreed, “Let’s do it!” After searching for another avid angler, we found good friend and “adventurist” John Hoskins. The trip went into the planning stages. Kent took the “Bull by the Horns,” that’s just his style. For the longest time, maybe the next 10 months, John assured us we were going. I thought to myself, yeah right, I’ll believe it when I see it. Being that we all work in the Motion Picture Business, the only thing I have learned after 30 years is that plans were meant to be broken. Then Lo and Behold, we finished Transformers 2 and we had some time off. Suddenly I thought this could happen after all. That’s when I started checking out Waterfall’s website, and started getting excited.

We flew up at the end of June to Ketchikan and took that wonderful floatplane ride out of Promech Air to the Resort. That’s something I will never forget (been wanting to do that for the last 40 years)! We got off the floatplane and were greeted by Steve Cockrell and his wonderful staff. It was then that I looked up and spotted the huge banner on the side of the building advertising the Grand Prize – a “New Ford Truck.” I thought to myself, “Man, that would be nice since my truck had just turned 200,000 miles.” The wonderful staff in the office checked us in, and sent us on our way to meet our Guide, Devin, what a pleasure. Four and a half days of great fishing yielded us limits every day, 2-30 lb. King Salmon Patches, 1– 40 lb. King Salmon Patch, 1–150 lb. Halibut Patch and 2-King of the Day Hats for Kent and me.
After having spent a great 4th of July at the Resort (great fireworks show I must add!), it was our time to leave on July 5th, each of us with 100 lbs. of fish to take home. As Justin loaded our fish onto the floatplane, I glanced over my shoulder once again at the huge banner advertising the “New Ford Truck.” I knew now that I was in the running because I was one of 72 Kings of the Day!

So I go home and start enjoying the fish we caught (Man, is it good!! Like no other! Friends and family think I’m a hero.) Meanwhile I’m thinking: “I should start looking for a new truck…the puddle of oil underneath is getting bigger…there are a few noises I have never heard before…maybe I’ll wait until they draw the winner of the “New Ford Truck.” Sure enough, Steve called August 25th to inform me that I was the “Grand Prize Winner!” It is a great story, and one that I wanted to share with all. Thanks for a 1st Class Fishing Expedition at your World Class Resort!

Thank you from one Happy Angler,
Bob Misetich
Acton, CA
11/23/09

P.S. Special Thanks: Steve, Chuck, Devin, Ron, Stuart, Stacy, Kent, John and all of you at the resort.
Hope to see you this summer so we can celebrate!

Reza Fatemi (left) Galpin Ford, North Hills, CA, congratulates Bob Misetich!

Colleen Cockrell, Hospitality Supervisor

Recently, I was looking at some of our historical Waterfall photos and came across this one of the General Store during the Waterfall Cannery Days. Looking at those items in the photo made me realize how different our store is today. During the Cannery days, our store was primarily the place where the workers bought necessary and very utilitarian supplies. Food, basic clothing, medicine and whatever was needed for the working summer at the Cannery were available. There were no designer labels or logos on the shelves. How different our current store is! Today, our store is stocked with necessities, logos and fun items for guests, their family and friends. A few weeks ago, I was reminded that our guests enjoy the Resort merchandise so much, they often call us to reorder a favorite item.
I received a call from Rodney, a former guest, now living in Florida. He wanted to replace his worn out, red hooded Waterfall rain jacket so he would have something warm to wear on his return trip to Waterfall in 2010. Rodney said, “You know, that red one with the hood you sell?” I told him we didn’t have one with that description in our inventory, then asked him how long it had been since he had visited Waterfall. Rodney said, “I was there in 2001. I guess that was a long time ago! I can’t wait to come back, bring my son and maybe even a small group with me!” To help Rodney with his request, we emailed him some pictures of our two best selling jackets and some tee shirts. Rodney responded by purchasing not one, but two jackets and a tee shirt!

We often get requests from individuals like Rodney who have special memories of their trip to Waterfall from previous years. Ordering a piece of clothing or bit of Waterfall memorabilia seems to add to the excitement of another upcoming fishing adventure. Group leaders and corporate officials also call in with requests to purchase gifts for friends and co-workers. Often times, it’s as simple as asking us to put a nice bottle of wine in a guest’s room with a welcoming message or purchasing a Gift Certificate to be used in the General Store during their stay. Other requests are for merchandise sent from the Store to a guest prior to their arrival, a prepaid massage or a “special order” in the form of a jacket or hat for an entire group to be distributed to the guest’s room upon arrival.

Other requests we receive are for specific types of liquor that might not be in stock in the Lagoon Saloon, or for specialty food items available for purchase during the guest’s stay. Whatever the occasion, the Store hosts can easily fulfill a request with some advance notice.

We want to hear from you. So, if you decide to surprise a guest, need ideas for your group, want to purchase a gift certificate or order an item for yourself, just send an email to colleen@waterfallresort.com or contact me directly at 360-450-8560.

Also, for your convenience, you may order on-line for logo merchandise, or favorite photos by our staff photographer. Go to: http://www.waterfallresort.com/store to see what’s new for 2010 at Waterfall’s on-line store!

General Store During the Cannery Days