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Portage Lake icebergs delight visitors

People who arrived at the Portage Lake parking lot at the end of Portage Valley in Chugach National Forest on Sunday were pleasantly surprised to see the icebergs along the shore.

An iceberg the size of a two-story house, along with numerous smaller icebergs, floated in the lake near the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center.

Icebergs were more common decades ago when the terminus of the Portage Glacier was still visible. The Begich, Boggs Visitor Center is open May 25 through Sept. 2.

Bill Roth

Bill Roth is a staff photojournalist at the Anchorage Daily News.

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