Hello Pamela - Apologies - the answer I wrote you earlier was wrong. There was a little plywood shack on the island. I am not sure of its purpose - likely something the US Fish and Wildlife Service used in their studies. Thank you, Cheryl -------- Pamela Gay Conley wrote: In some of the earlier photo's I see what appears to be a small house or building in the center of the island. Can you tell me what this is and is it still there? I was thinking it was a research building for the island and volcano but it is stated there are no instruments on the island to monitor any activity. The building appears in some of the photo's from 2009. Thanks! -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050