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Nov 3, 2024 | 12:09 pm

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Originally Posted by Trekkfugl

The port of Akutan is right around the corner.

The first ten houses of Akutan, the town’s church and also a small chapel.

At this port of call we were not only allowed but encouraged to go ashore, this time via the car ramp and not the gangway, as a group of native people in traditional costumes had assembled to offer a singing and dancing performance right on the pier.

I wonder whether the sneakers were also part of the original attire.

The original attire was made of seal gut, as shown in this picture from ca. 1910.

The picture was taken at a major whaling station located in Akutan where a number of local were employed as well as workers from elsewhere.

Here's the church ca. 1979, when I was a frequent visitor to Akutan, working for the local Aleut corporation and the City of Akutan.

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