Episode 1: Duck Hess; How A Bear Attack, A Business Battle, And A River Built A Legacy
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A brown bear mauling, a river business built from nothing, and a small Alaska town trying to find its future—our conversation with longtime Haines, AK resident and entrepreneur Duck Hess is a study in grit, ingenuity, and community. We trace Duck’s path from Oregon logging camps and Air Force intelligence to family logging in Southeast Alaska, the realities of owning bars in a boom‑bust town, and the spark that led him to launch Chilkat River Adventures with one boat and a van.
The story lifts when a chance meeting lands a Royal Caribbean deal that transforms a scrappy tour…
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