It began in the 1940s when Jordan built a getaway home by hand on top of Deer Shelter Rock, a chunk of stone rising 60 feet above the surrounding landscape, according to the House on the Rock website.

It began in the 1940s when Jordan built a getaway home by hand on top of Deer Shelter Rock, a chunk of stone rising 60 feet above the surrounding landscape, according to the House on the Rock website.

The Sitka black-tailed deer shelter was demolished by a windstorm that swept through much of Southcentral Alaska. Wind gusts in the Portage area peaked at 82 mph, according to the National Weather ...