The Gentle Giants | INDIE ALASKA
The Carriage Wheel Ranch in Chugiak, Alaska is home to the Gentle Giants, six black Percheron draft horses.
We Are An Iditarod Checkpoint Oasis | INDIE ALASKA
Winterlake Lodge on Finger Lake is an official Iditarod Trail checkpoint, 153 miles down the trail from Anchorage.
The Dixon family owns and operates the lodge, hosting mushers, their dogs and paying guests alike.
I Am A Craftsman | INDIE ALASKA
Mark Gould is one of the last coopers. The craft of barrel-building is quickly fading, but Gould has pursued it as a full-time job for the last 15 years. Through coopering and promoting Alaskan resources, Gould has found a passion and a guiding philosophy.
I Am The Gingerbread Village Builder | INDIE ALASKA
850 pounds of icing, 40 houses of gingerbread and chocolate - Joe Hickel has been creating Marina's Village in the lobby of The Hotel Captain Cook for 35 years. This year's creation took six days to build and features a new country scene.
I Am The Chena Hot Springs Imagineer | INDIE ALASKA
Bernie Karl is an entrepreneur, an innovator, and an Alaskan original.
And, amongst other things, Karl is the owner and chief Imagineer at Chena Hot Springs, 60 miles northeast of Fairbanks.
I Run The Talkeetna Roadhouse | INDIE ALASKA
One night a year, Talkeetna Roadhouse owner Trisha Costello pulls an all-nighter to feed the entire town.
Kendo's Cuisine | INDIE ALASKA
The list of restaurants Kendo Shine has cooked in is staggering. From diners to Mongolian BBQ to fine dining, Kendo has been around the culinary world a few times, but he truly found a home when he bought a small trailer and started cooking, what he calls, Kendo-style food in Anchorage's industrial area.
Kendo's is an Anchorage institution and a secret hot spot at the same time.
I Am A Ski Builder | INDIE ALASKA
Will Spears is a dedicated ski bum. When he's not on the mountain, chances are you'll find him in his shop building skis. With his girlfriend Jeannine Armour, Spears founded Chugach Snow Tools in Girdwood, AK.
I Am A Water Taxi Captain | INDIE ALASKA
Year-round, no matter the conditions, Mako Haggerty takes his boat out across Katchemak Bay as a service to Homer's residents and visitors.
I Am A Bethel Cab Driver | INDIE ALASKA
Bethel, Alaska is home to the most taxi cabs per capita in the United States - with 66 cars serving a population of just over 6,000.
We Are The Ionians | INDIE ALASKA
Ionia is remote, and sometimes misunderstood intentional community located outside Kasilof, Alaska. The community was originally formed nearly 30 years ago by four families, each seeking a simpler, quieter life.
The group, now numbering around 30 full-time residents, continues to pursue their goals in the relative solitude of their 160-acre communal property.
Poetry Is My Day Job | INDIE ALASKA
By day, Kima Hamilton is a poet, a mentor, a father, and a community leader. But he pays the bills by DJ-ing in nightclubs.
I Make Wearable Art | INDIE ALASKA
From dresses made of horsehair, swan feathers, and red roses, Enzina Marrari creates garments that bridge fashion design and sculptural art.
I Am A Boogie Woogie Piano Man | INDIE ALASKA
Johnny B. travels throughout Alaska by bush plane to play his signature boogie-woogie piano music to remote audiences.
The Saturday Market on the Tundra | INDIE ALASKA
Reyne Athanas runs the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center in Bethel, Alaska.
The center is home to a successful Saturday Market modeled after those found in major cities around the country.
Reyne is also a working artist.
I Am A Cupcake Warrior | INDIE ALASKA
After winning Food Network's "Cupcake Wars," Kastle Sorensen and her "Kastle's Kreations" food truck have turned Alaska's cupcake scene upside down.
We Are A Goth Band | INDIE ALASKA
Cliff and Ivy have been performing as a goth band for over 30 years. For them, identifying as goth is empowering to people who are perceived as being different.
I Am A Surfer | INDIE ALASKA
There isn't a whole lot of surfing going on in Alaska, but Homer based Scott Dickerson aims to change that.
I Am A 98-Year-Old Bowler | INDIE ALASKA
Bettie Upright is a bowler. She picked up the game nearly 30 years ago, at the age of 70.
Now at 98 (and a half), Bettie continues to live an active lifestyle, both physically and socially.
I Am An Augmented Reality Creator | INDIE ALASKA
Nathan Shafer creates augmented reality - a digital overlay on the physical world.
His work is displayed worldwide and focuses on Alaskan subjects - from receding glaciers to Seward's Success, a futuristic domed city that was never built.
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