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March 31, 2021 in Announcements
Opening in 2018 as a specialty marketplace for difficult-to-find food and goods, Twisted Root Market owner and founder, Sierra Roland, centered the store on her experience as a health coach and nutritionist. With the goal of providing Wrangell with exceptional variety, quality, and service, Twisted Root Market has lived up to its motto: Community. Sustainability. … Continue reading "Highlighting Twisted Root Market" More
March 27, 2021 in Announcements
Wares by Maegan: Intentional Art for Your Space Wares By Maegan is a home-based macramé and craft business owned by Maegan and Steven Lundy in Fairbanks, Alaska. Maegan has created her own niche by bringing her love for the Alaskan wilderness to her community of macramé artists. Macramé is textile art, and art is intended … Continue reading "Highlighting Wares by Maegan" More
March 24, 2021 in Announcements
Wares By Maegan is a home-based macramé and craft business owned by Maegan and Steven Lundy in Fairbanks, Alaska. Maegan has created her own niche by bringing her love for the Alaskan wilderness to her community of macramé artists. Macramé is textile art, and art is intended to be more than a curated aesthetic. Through … Continue reading "Highlighting Wares by Maegan" More
March 4, 2021 in Announcements
Surreel Saltwaters: For All Your Halibut and Salmon Adventures Hope and Charlie Upicksoun and their daughter Avilu (their 10-year-old exuberant little captain) are experienced Alaskan Native deep-sea fishing guides out of Valdez. Avilu is a seasoned 3rd-year deckhand and motor operator when needed. Together, they specialize in small-group fishing for halibut, most salmon, and rockfish. Offering fun and memorable sightseeing … Continue reading "Highlighting Surreel Saltwaters" More
March 1, 2021 in Articles
Traffic in Los Angeles was too much for Jae Shim and his wife Ingrid, a trained chocolatier and pastry chef who worked in high-end hotels in Beverly Hills. A typical hotel pastry kitchen, Jae says, employs about 20 cooks, and they all want to be chocolatiers. Through skill and perseverance, Ingrid rose to the top. … Continue reading "Have Your Aurora and Eat It Too" More
February 25, 2021 in Announcements
The impact of the coronavirus has been felt on every level across the state this year. Coupled with facing business development challenges due to the rurality of the community of Hoonah located on Chichagof Island, Jacqueline, “Jackie” Dick remained committed to seeing her business dreams through. Despite every obstacle that stood in her way, Dick … Continue reading "Highlighting Three Wolves Den in Hoonah" More
February 22, 2021 in Articles
Perhaps it makes sense that a North Slope worker might have some thoughts about freeze drying. That was certainly the case for Monica Peck. When she’s home in Palmer instead of expediting up north, she and her big, outdoorsy family spend lots of time camping, hunting, and fishing. Seven years ago they started making freeze-dried … Continue reading "SubZero Heats Up" More
February 16, 2021 in Announcements
Always Be Swooping: Wear Boldly & Drink Wisely Bras, bitters, and bodysuits; at first an unlikely trio, but in actuality, a flawless combination. Always Be Swooping is committed to creating unique, small-batch, and Alaskan items in an effort to make their dream of turning a “craft” into a “product” from Chugiak, AK. When we asked … Continue reading "Highlighting Always Be Swooping" More
February 15, 2021 in Announcements, Articles
Derrick Green of Waffles and Whatnot doesn’t think small. “At some point I said my mission statement was to go to war with the industrial food complex for the health of the country.” His mission began when he was figuring out how to create healthy food that his former wife could enjoy while undergoing chemotherapy. … Continue reading "Waffles First… and Next the World" More
January 27, 2021 in Announcements
Klawock, Alaska is home to Passages Alaska, an adventure and wilderness-based therapy program for adults that launched in the spring of 2020. Owner and Clinical Director Sean Tomkinson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has brought together a team devoted to the enrichment of adults aged 18+. Their mission is to inspire the enrichment … Continue reading "Highlighting Passages Alaska" More