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Hanni- Anchorage Transportation
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I was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. Growing up, I was well aware of the high volume of tourists that ventured to The Last Frontier in the summers, and I couldn’t blame them. Not only does Alaska have a breathtaking landscape, but the people that live here share an...
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Celeste- Ketchikan
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My trek to Ketchikan, Alaska was an unusual one. I’m from New Jersey and I was employed as an Account Executive for a finance company in midtown Manhattan. I had been in this position for almost a year, after originally being trained as a credit analyst and commercial lender in...
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James- Ketchikan Driver Guide
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In 2002 I retired from my job in City Government and decided to try the adventure of a lifetime, that of visiting Alaska. Alaska was my homeland for a short period of my childhood, living both in Anchorage and Juneau. It was a tremendous honor to return to Alaska and...
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David- Ketchikan Driver Guide
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“Why do you live here?”
It’s a question I’m often asked when I tell people that Ketchikan is my home. I was standing there by my coach, loading passengers on a Saturday morning when the question came up again. It’s not an easy question, because there are so many reasons. The...
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Cindy- Denali Transportation
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My Denali story began in Arizona in October, 2009. Having retired the previous year with aspirations of finding interesting work but not knowing exactly where to look, I was surfing the net and looked at a website, coolworks.com, which had been given to me by a Yellowstone employee over a...
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Darlene- Juneau Operations Supervisor
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Coming to Juneau has been a once in a life time experience. My job as an Operations Supervisor has provided me with the opportunity to grow and gain new skills. Working in tourism is a fast paced world but it’s so much fun! Outside of work I have been able...
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Phillip- Juneau Driver Guide
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My Alaskan adventure began the summer of 2009. I had just turned 22 and was on a plane from Seattle to Juneau with all the stops in between. It seemed hard to believe that just four months earlier I had accepted the position of driver guide and found myself behind...
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Kristen- Juneau Driver Guide
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I’m not joking when I say that driving has always been my biggest fear. As a kid I wouldn’t even drive the family tractor around the farm, and at sixteen I would have been quite content to delay taking driver’s ed until at least 18. And now I am driving...
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Kathleen- Division Manager
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In February of 1997 my sister moved to Anchorage, Alaska to work at a local hospital. She called me in March and suggested I come up for the summer and play. I had never been to Alaska and was excited for the adventure. I moved to Anchorage in April and...
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Sheri- Administration Manager
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“Alaska? Why, Alaska?” That was the response most of my family and friends had when I made the decision to go to college in Fairbanks, Alaska. It was only supposed to be for a semester and now 17 years later I am still here. While going to school I had...
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