If you’ve never been in a survival suit in the water, you cannot imagine how difficult it is to maneuver. But maneuver they did–with the fastest time for this weekend’s Norm Holm Memorial Survival Suit Race at just 1:30:8. That means they ran down the dock, donned their suits, passed the “zipper” test to be sure they were sealed up …
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Among new things at Crab Festival this year is a covered area for the main stage. It’s located in the plaza right outside the Sun’aq Hall on the mall. A number of events will take place there, including the new Pardoning of the Crab on Friday afternoon. Crab Festival 2019 is officially opened Wednesday at noon. Before you head …
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Our guest is Sarah Phillips from the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. She says forms for booth requests and other info is ready to go. Don’t wait, now that spring is here things will move quickly. Also highlights from what to expect this year. And a sneak preview of next week’s ComFish event. Be sure to listen to Tuesday’s Talk …
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2018 Kodiak Crab Festival Daysha Eaton/KMXT Today is the beginning of the 60th annual Kodiak Crab Festival, which started in 1958. Toby Sullivan, Executive Director of the Kodiak Maritime Museum recently told KMXT that the king crab fishery was a seminal event in Kodiak’s history. “It was started in the late 50’s because the crab season, in those days, went …
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Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Crab Festival Grand Parade this weekend means the community will see an officious trail of people, animals, and cars mosey along Mill Bay Road Saturday morning. Chamber of Commerce community relations director and crab fest manager Stephanie DeLaGarza says those are just some of the sights you’ll see in the historic Crab Fest parade. “There’s several horses …
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The 2016 Crab Fest logo. Design by Sami Ali Kayla Desroches/KMXT Crab Fest begins Thursday and vendors are already setting up downtown, ready to bring back classics like the Bruin burger, Kodiak’s legendary deep-fried burger, and hand-dipped ice cream bars covered in chocolate and nuts. The rule of the game is this: you pack on the carbs and then you …
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