Anchorage F.O.E. 4207 Binky Pin

This was the pin for the Anchorage, Alaska Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 4207. I'm not sure they still use it. The pin features Binky, the Anchorage Zoo polar bear made famous when a woman climbed over the barrier to get a better picture.

Turns out she and Binky disagreed on how close she should really be. The woman survived and Binky became famous through a picture of him with her tennis shoe dangling from his mouth.

I actually met Binky (from a distance) a few weeks before he passed away.

Dimensions: 1.25" x .75"

Purchased: January 1996