| Brad Phillips, Anchorage |
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| "Don't miss a cruise into Prince William Sound. People are out there with their mouths open. They've never seen anything like it-I don't care where they've gone." |
| Who he is: Tourism pioneer, former state legislator, owns and operates Phillips 26 Glacier Cruise |
| Don't miss: Take the 26 Glacier Cruise into Prince William Sound. You've never seen anything like it. |
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| When did you come to Alaska? |
| I came to Alaska in 1946, right after World War II. My brother and I were sitting around having a couple of beers just after we got out of the service. One of us said, "Why don't we go to Alaska?" So we bought a jeep and a trailer and went to Alaska-just for a short visit. I've been here since. |
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| What's the most challenging thing about Alaska living? |
| One of the greatest challenges about Alaska living is making the rest of the U.S. understand what Alaska is and how important it is. It's not just a hick country with people living in igloos. They'd find out they had a real gem here if they took a few minutes to figure it out. |
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| What is your favorite off-the-beat Alaska experience? |
| My favorite off-the-beaten path Alaska experience was putting the Nome and Kotzebue trip together for Alaska Airlines when tourists had never been there. I went to the Arctic and Eskimo Country helped get it organized so it could handle tourists. |
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| What were you majorly involved in? |
| I was heavily involved in lobbying Washington for statehood and in writing the state constitution while I was in the legislature. It was exciting. How many people get to meet five presidents on a personal basis? We started with blank paper, had to write the laws from scratch. We weren't correcting what somebody else did. |
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| What's one Glacier experience visitors shouldn't miss? |
| Visitors should not miss the 26 Glacier Cruise into Prince William Sound. People are out there with their mouths open. They've never seen anything like it-I don't care where they've gone. |
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