Tag: Indie Alaska
Exploring Alaska Through Pottery | INDIE ALASKA
What started as a fun, childhood hobby has now turned into a blooming business for potter, Marta Elaine Zegzdryn. Her company, MEZ...
Finding the Skateboard Scene in Alaska’s Largest City | INDIE ALASKA
With long, dark winters and temperatures often dipping below freezing, most people might not consider Anchorage to be a location with a...
Seward’s Sweet Darlings | INDIE ALASKA
Sugar and candy was in Hugh Darling’s blood. His grandmother, Emma Jean, owned and operated the first candy store in Seward...
Packrafting Alaska While it’s Still Wild | INDIE ALASKA
Packrafting is an Alaska born sport that's picked up popularity in the past ten years. Because of their ability to be folded...
I am the Gluten Queen | INDIE ALASKA
After her parents started a bakery in Anchorage, Rachel fell in love with the art of making crusty, rustic loaves. She is...
Making Delicious Jelly from Spruce Trees | INDIE ALASKA
Alaska in the spring is a blossoming green wonderland to harvest and forage for wild edible plants. Lisa Brandstetter takes advantage of...
We are an Improv Troupe | INDIE ALASKA
Scared Scriptless is the longest running improv comedy troupe in Alaska. They routinely perform sold out shows to a devoted local audience....
I am a Salmon Painter |INDIE ALASKA
Romney Dodd is a fourth generation Alaskan who started making art in 1991 after the birth of her first child. Working in paint,...
I am a Cultural Artist | INDIE ALASKA
Being raised in multi-cultural family, Thomas Chung has developed a great interest to delve deeper into the traditions of the world. With the mind...
We are Chaga Harvesters | INDIE ALASKA
Gabriel Degange and Allison Dunbar are mushroom people. They first met at a mushroom convention and now, as a couple, they run their own...
I am a Ham Radio Hobbyist | INDIE ALASKA
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Dennis Stevens, along with other KL7AA volunteers, work together to ensure Ham Radio communication for the Anchorage area stays operational.
So if digital comms break...
I am a Fiddlehead Forager | INDIE ALASKA
The 49th State has an abundance of edible wild plants, but some people might think of Alaska's wild berries or mushrooms before they'd consider...
I am the Karaoke King | INDIE ALASKA
Kelly Terry had no formal experience when he volunteered to operate the DJ booth for karaoke night at Asia Garden Restaurant in 1994. After...
I am a Kombucha Brewmaster | INDIE ALASKA
For brewmaster David Boortz, brewing homemade kombucha for his friends and colleagues was just a part of everyday life. But when his barrels of...
I am an Ice Hockey Star | INDIE ALASKA
You can't talk about Alaska without mentioning hockey. Guadalupe Martinez has been playing indoor, outdoor and pond hockey for years now, thanks to the...
I am a Splitboarder | INDIE ALASKA
Mikey Cuadrado has been snowboarding for more than a decade, but for the last seven years he's fallen in love with the unique sport...
I Am Kat Moore Music | INDIE ALASKA
Until she moved to Alaska, Kathryn Moore had never fully embraced her creative side. Now, as multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and member of the popular...
We are a Fly Fishing Academy | INDIE ALASKA
The Bristol Bay Fly Fishing & Guide Academy hopes to educate, engage and inspire Bristol Bay young adults to become local leaders in river...
I am an Alaskan Rapper | INDIE ALASKA
Different rap styles can vary from the West Coast to the East Coast, to down South; and in Anchorage, Alaska, rappers like Tayy Tarantino...
We Are Beach Stone Lamp Creators | INDIE ALASKA
Dan and Chris Fischer are a father/son pair who scavenge for rocks and driftwood along the beaches of Homer, Alaska in order to create...