Alaska’s April Fools’ prank: Recalling the fake eruption of Sitka volcano The April Fools' prank of 1974 that fooled Sitka residents into thinking Mt Edgecumbe was erupting was reported in newspapers across the country and even mentioned on the Paul Harvey radio show, and later rated by the Museum of Hoaxes as one of the best
The Eruption of Mount Edgecumbe (April Fool, 1974) On April Fool's Day, I hired a chopper and flew 70 old, kerosene-soaked tires on top of the dormant volcano, Mt Edgecumbe, that looms over Sitka I set the tires on fire, and the billowing, black smoke created one hell of a commotion in Sitka
I grew up in Alaska | On April 1, 1974, Oliver Porky . . . - Facebook On April 1, 1974, a Sitka, Alaska, prankster named Oliver "Porky" Bickar orchestrated an elaborate April Fools' joke He transported around 70 old tires by helicopter into the crater of Mount Edgecumbe, a dormant volcano near Sitka, and set them on fire
Sitka Sound. . . Porkys April Fools Day Adventure When Earl lifted off headed back to Sitka for the next load of tires, Porky stacked the first load in a big circle, poured on the fuel, and started to spray-paint a huge message in the snow with 50-foot letters: APRIL FOOL
A PRANK | APRIL FOOLS | SITKA ALASKA - YouTube This April Fool prank was one of the best ever! In Sitka Alaska the townspeople woke up to see billowing smoke coming from the top of Mt Edgecombe, with it
April 1, 1974 - Sitka wakes up to a legendary prank On April 1st, 1974, Sitka residents awoke to black smoke rising from the top of Mount Edgecumbe, a volcano over 3,200 feet high that has been dormant for about 9,000 years