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How to age gracefully? Try homesteading on an Alaskan island | INDIE ALASKA

Season 13 Episode 8 | 5m 01s

Gretchen Bersch shares some of the life lessons she's learned while spending a lifetime homesteading on Yukon Island, Alaska. The retired teacher now uses her family homestead to follow a dream she's been pursuing for nearly 30 years.

Aired: 09/26/24
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