Travis Gilmour
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https://youtu.be/EA56i1h8wkQWhen it comes to touring, Marian Call is a force of nature. It's a phenomenon she describes as wanderlust.While she's an Alaskan at heart and on paper, most of her time is spent outside - playing her unique style of music in the lower 48, Canada, and Europe.
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https://youtu.be/MfWoThFO8fkWhen Lonnie White first moved to Kodiak Island in the 1970's, front yards in town were largely the domain of crab pots and junk cars, not ornate shrubberies.However, in the past few years, local (and national) trends have caught up with his greenhouse business.Click for more.
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https://youtu.be/FCZEj1eeTToIn Juneau, Pelmeni is a household word. It is both the name of a restaurant, and the small Russian dumpling served there.Nicholas Haws is one of the crew of locals that tends the pelmeni pots.
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https://youtu.be/Kf8jxkN46MMWendy Smith-Wood spent the early part of her life climbing mountains around the world and serving for the British Army. When cancer struck at age 27, she decided to completely change her life. Now, she's a fiber artist living 111 miles from Anchorage, and she wouldn't have it any other way.More.
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https://youtu.be/jmSf2NoCtOYAlaska bush pilot Willy Fulton is known for his experience flying to remote locations, and his direct, likable personality.Fulton is also known as the pilot who last flew Timothy Treadwell, and ultimately came upon Treadwell's remains in Katmai National Park.
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https://youtu.be/Jr6vNZYpj6MScott Koeller has been regularly dressing in drag since college and with the help of his wife has created a lasting persona as Daphne DoAll LaChores.Daphne is well known as the host of Mad Myrna's Drag Queen Divas show, but many would be surprised to learn that the Anchorage fixture is also the handyman at Mad Myrna's, one of the top gay bars in the country.Click for more.
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https://youtu.be/N130-QVbvgIToby Sullivan has been setnet fishing the shores of Uganik Bay on Kodiak Island since 1983. His fish camp, known as East Point, is only accessible by boat or seaplane.Click for more.
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https://youtu.be/S8i2XKW98gIAlaska is known for its abundant salmon fisheries, but few outsiders have ever heard of the yearly hooligan runs.These fish earned the name "candlefish" from being so fat during spawning, with up to 15% of total body weight in fat, that if caught, dried, and strung on a wick, it can be burned as a candle.Click for more.
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https://youtu.be/hopF7RutzpcChris Reynolds has spent most of his life chasing the ever elusive "hang time," sports like snowboarding provide. Recently, Reynolds has found a new love and a new adrenaline high: Paramotoring.