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Talk of the Rock: Internet Connectivity and the Alaska Rug Company

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, we chat with Alutiiq Museum Development Assistant Jeff Garcie. He joined staff in 2017 as part of the federally-funded Digital Inclusion Corps, which aims to build digital knowledge and broadband infrastructure in rural areas. He looks back at the program and what’s happened during his time working with the villages. Then, we talk …

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Two artists weave rugs using line from former cannery

Port Bailey. (Photo courtesy of Anita Shane) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Two artists operate from the site of a decommissioned cannery on Kodiak Island. Anita Shane says she’s been at Port Bailey on the northwest side since 2004, and it’s a massive estate, roughly 29 acres. “There’s three huge warehouses that go out onto the water and then there’s probably another 20 …

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