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Indie Alaska
I am a Volunteer Ski Bum
Season 1
Episode 6
Arctic Valley has been providing Alaskans with grassroots skiing since the 1940s. Sitting next to an old military missile site, the ski area relies almost entirely on its volunteers to stay alive.
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Enzina Marrari creates garments that bridge fashion design and sculptural art.
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By day, Kima Hamilton is a poet, a mentor, a father, and a community leader.
4:41
Bethel, Alaska is home to the most taxi cabs per capita in the United States.
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When Weill Spears is not in the mountains, you'll find him building skies.
4:20
Talkeetna Roadhouse owner Trisha Costello pulls an all-nighter to feed the town.
4:00
Joe Hickel creates a Marina's Village in the lobby of The Hotel Captain Cook for 35 years.
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Chugiak, Alaska is the home to the Gentle Giants, six black Percheron draft horses.
5:10
When people see a reindeer walking around downtown Anchorage, they have lots of questions.
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Todd Salat was born an Iowa country boy, becoming of age and making his way to Alaska.
3:30
Chris Cushman recreaChris Cushman recreates tools straight out of history.
