Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Ennis Nestle VIDA: Not many men these days could put on the uniform they wore when serving in World War II. One who can is Ennis Nestle of Vida. He won’t do it in the summertime because it would be too hot to don the all wool clothing. As a 24-year old McKenzie River guide, Ennis had two choices in 1943 - sign up or be drafted. He picked the second because it gave him eight days to notify his “fisher people” that he’d be unavailable for a while. He was a little put out to learn volunteering meant there’d be no chance of advancement beyond a...
McKenzie River Reflections...
