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Two children from a remote Alaskan village pose for a photo with Santa's helicopter staged in the background, Dec. 20, 2020.
Santa to the Villages has been part of Base Kodiak’s holiday tradition since 1974 when a Coast Guard pilot Every December, Coast Guard helicopters carry teams of Santas and elves to seven communities on the island of Kodiak - Ouzinkie, Port Lions, Ahkiok, Karluk, Chiniak and Larsen Bay. According to a 2019 article written by Iris Samuels in the Kodiak Daily Mirror, at the height of the program, “gifts were delivered to around 400 students across the island but dwindling village populations have led to smaller deliveries.”
U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.
| Date Taken: | 12.20.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 02.12.2021 15:42 |
| Photo ID: | 6519220 |
| VIRIN: | 201220-G-G0217-0002 |
| Resolution: | 720x960 |
| Size: | 80.96 KB |
| Location: | KODIAK, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 16 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
Alaska’s Santa to the Villages tradition lives on amidst COVID-19 pandemic
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