Author Archives: MeAnders-Tule

Newell, California

Posted on September 24, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

This view from the Peninsula takes in most of the old Internment Camp – Newell, California was born out of the War Relocation Authority’s Japanese-American Internment and later, Segregation, Center. Once the decision was made tp build a center on … Continue reading →

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Malin, Oregon

Posted on September 23, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

Malin from the Air Looking Southwest Across the Tule Lake Basin – In 1907, a group of local business men incorporated the Lakeside Land Company. They purchased 6,500 acres of land, much of which was under receding Tule Lake. 140 … Continue reading →

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Internment Camp Life

Posted on September 21, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

This was unpopular in camp and a subject of unrest. This segment begins with a crop-duster landing at the airport that sits on the old camp site. Jimi Yamaichi then discusses the pay for internees at the Tule Lake Internment … Continue reading →

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Tule Lake Jail

Posted on September 21, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

One man’s job is another man’s jail. Jimi Yamaichi recalls the Tule Lake Segregation Center’s jail, one of the few remaining structures on the site. Jimi supervised the jail’s construction with a large crew. The jail has always been a … Continue reading →

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Tule Lake Barracks

Posted on September 21, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

A visit to the San Jose Japanese – American Museum. Jimi Yamaichi takes inside a 20′ x 20′ Tule lake Internment barracks recreation at the San Jose Japanese American Museum. Construction of the camp started in mid-April 1942 and the … Continue reading →

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Pelican Banding

Posted on September 21, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

Arriving By Airboats – Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge is not an easy place to get to. And one must be prepared for the unexpected. In all my travels out there, in a four- wheel-drive high-clearance truck, I never saw … Continue reading →

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Clear Lake NWR

Posted on September 21, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

This Where Modern Man’s Footprints Are Hard to Find – Except for limited waterfowl and pronghorn antelope hunting during the regular California State seasons, the refuge is closed to all public access to protect fragile habitats and to reduce disturbance … Continue reading →

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Clear Lake Dam

Posted on September 21, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

This Is Big Sky Country – The sign reads that the dam is 28 feet above streambed with a capacity of 526,800 acre-feet. The reservoir area is 24,800 acres. The crest of the dam is 840 feet and the width … Continue reading →

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Tule Lake Internment

Posted on September 20, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

My Face Was My Crime, My Heritage was on Trial This is the opening segment for the film “My Face Was My Crime.”
Jimi Yamaichi, 2002, shares his vision of a visitor center along Highway 139 on part of what was … Continue reading →

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Tulelake Onions

Posted on September 20, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

Little Seeds and Little Sprouts Produce Tulelake Onions – These are dehydrated onion seeds. 24 seeds will be planted to the foot. 60,000 to 135,000 seeds weigh a pound. Per acre, 3.5 pounds of seed will be planted and 25 … Continue reading →

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Tulelake Potatoes

Posted on September 20, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

Where would we be without food and where would food be without water? An acquaintance of Anders emailed, in the late 2000’s, that a Chilean potato shed office computer’s screen-saver displayed a anderstomlinson.com/tule-lake/ Tulelake potato harvest image. It is indeed … Continue reading →

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Tulelake Alfalfa

Posted on September 18, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

The Tule Lake Basin is Famous For Its Nutritional Alfalfa – There are over 60,000 acres of hay, alfalfa and grass varieties, in the Upper Klamath Basin. Haying, on average, takes place from June 1 through Oct. 15. This season … Continue reading →

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Merrill, Oregon

Posted on September 8, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

A Town Born of Determination and Visions Of Things That Could Be Merrill, Oregon is at the northwest corner of the Tule Lake Basin and a mile north of the California border. Oregon Route 39, and the fabled Lost River, … Continue reading →

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Tulelake Mint

Posted on August 27, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

And Who Hasn’t Enjoyed the Cool, Zesty Taste of Mint? – The Tule Lake Basin is one of two places in California where peppermint is grown. Tulelake Peppermint is well known for its consistent flavor and excellent quality. Warm days, … Continue reading →

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Tulelake Birding

Posted on July 1, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

Almost 500 species visit or live these refuge-agricultural lands. Tule Lake Basin is an important stopover for the Pacific Flyway. Four national wildlife refuges, and thousands of acres of private farmlands converge to provide habitat for a wide variety of … Continue reading →

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Petroglyph Point

Posted on May 25, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

We are looking at an island in time and geography… 41°50′50″N 121°23′21″W – Petroglyph Point The photo above is taken from the Peninsula-Castle Rock and looks southeast towards the Warner Mountains. The inset photo is taken from Sheepy Ridge looking … Continue reading →

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Tulelake Grain

Posted on May 24, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

No-Drill Planting and Monitoring of Grain Seed Depth – This no-till drill, on loan from the Klamath Soil and Water Conservation District is planting seeds without distributing the soil surface. This keeps moisture in the ground and prevents erosion from … Continue reading →

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Atop Schonchin Butte

Posted on May 23, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

Atop Schonchin Butte is a fire-lookout station. Schonchin Butte is a cinder cone that grew from the accumulation of volcanic bombs,cinder and ash. Under great pressure, these materials exploded from a vent connected to reservoirs of gas charged magma deep … Continue reading →

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Water Shutoff

Posted on May 16, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

The mood was hope, anger, shock, disbelief and fear. The Tractor Rally was held March 9, 2001 outside the Bureau of Reclamation’s offices near the Klamath Falls, OR airport. Hundreds of farmers and supporters had gathered for speakers and a … Continue reading →

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Wildlife Refuge Tour

Posted on May 16, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

“There is probably no more important waterfowl area in the country than these refuges in the Upper Klamath Basin… (the refuges “act like a waist in the hourflass’ (so) “all the birds inn the Pacific Flyway funnel their way through … Continue reading →

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Internment Videos

Posted on May 15, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

My Face Was My Crime, My Heritage was on Trial This is the opening segment for the film “My Face Was My Crime.”
Jimi Yamaichi, 2002, shares his vision of a visitor center along Highway 139 on part of what was … Continue reading →

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Internment Farming

Posted on May 15, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

They knew what to grow with the warm days and cool nights. Jimi Yamaichi takes us out to what were the Tule Lake Internment – Segregation Center farm fields. The rich soil, reclaimed from Tule Lake by the Klamath Reclamation … Continue reading →

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Around Tulelake

Posted on May 14, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

Here is California’s beginning or end depending on the direction one is driving. All of this within 39 miles from this rest stop The adventure begins as history comes alive off the beaten path. You are here, standing at a … Continue reading →

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Tulelake, California

Posted on May 14, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

Looking At Tulelake From Across The Lost River On Christmas Day – The City of Tulelake, California is a young city. It sits on land in Siskiyou County, just south of the Oregon border, that was reclaimed from Tule Lake … Continue reading →

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Walking Wetlands

Posted on May 13, 2014 by MeAnders-Tule

Integrating Wetlands and Agriculture in the Upper Klamath Basin of California and Oregon Management of Tule Lake and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) is guided by the Kuchel Act.  This Federal legislation mandates a coexistence of wetland wildlife habitat … Continue reading →

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