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Historical Kodiak prior to the 1964 earthquake and tsunami.
Kodiak's Historic Bars

Kodiak's Historic Bars: ep. 3 Major historic events to current day

By Davis Hovey,
Lynn Walker
Published May 26, 2024 at 6:49 PM AKDT
The Mecca Bar, c. 1950s. Kodiak Historical Society, Leslie J. Kovach Collection, P-563-8.
Kodiak History Museum
The Mecca Bar, c. 1950s. Kodiak Historical Society, Leslie J. Kovach Collection, P-563-8.

This is the final episode of this three part series, which accompanies the Kodiak History Museum’s special exhibit. In this show we talk about three major events during the history of bars in Kodiak.

Kodiak's Historic Bars
Davis Hovey
Davis Hovey was first drawn to Alaska by the opportunity to work for a radio station in a remote, unique place like Nome. More than 7 years later he has spent most of his career reporting on climate change and research, fisheries, local government, Alaska Native communities and so much more.
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