Richard Proenneke

Richard Proenneke
Born	Richard Louis Proenneke (1916-05-04)May 4, 1916 Primrose, Iowa, U.S.
Died	April 20, 2003(2003-04-20) (aged 86) Hemet, California, U.S.
Other name	Dick Proenneke
Occupations	Heavy equipment operator, carpenter, mechanic
Awards	1999 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA)
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Service years	1941–1945
Conflicts	World War II

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Richard Louis Proenneke (/ˈprɛnəkiː/; May 4, 1916 – April 20, 2003) was an American self-educated naturalist, conservationist, writer, and wildlife photographer who, from the age of about 51, lived alone for some 31 years (1968–1999) in the mountains of Alaska in a log cabin that he constructed by hand near the shore of Twin Lakes. Proenneke hunted, fished, raised and gathered much of his own food, and also had supplies flown in occasionally. He documented his activities in journals and on film, and also recorded valuable meteorological and natural data. The journals and film were later used by others to write books and produce documentaries about his time in the wilderness.

Proenneke bequeathed his cabin to the National Park Service upon his death and it was included in the National Register of Historic Places four years later. The cabin is a popular attraction of Lake Clark National Park.