Alaska’s Santa to the Villages tradition lives on amidst COVID-19 pandemic [Image 8 of 9]

KODIAK, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

12.10.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn 

U.S. Coast Guard District 17

A Chiniak student holds gifts in a red bag during the annual Santa to the Villages event in Chiniak, Alaska, Dec. 10, 2020.

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.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn.

• Date Taken: 12.10.2020
• Date Posted: 02.12.2021 15:41
• Photo ID: 6519226
• VIRIN: 201210-G-AE983-245
• Resolution: 2358x1528
• Size: 490.99 KB
• Location: KODIAK, ALASKA, US