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The Bag Lady at the End of the Road

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The Bag Lady at the End of the Road

Independent

Homer, AK

Price

$15.95

About this piece

"How does a gal at the end of the road with little more than a commercial sewing machine create a business and help change the Alaska Salmon Industry? The NOMAR brailer bag improved the quality of the salmon delivered. Better quality helped improve the bottom line for the fishermen-businessmen. In turn, they supported an Alaskan business that created year round jobs in a small Alaska town. Our town, Homer. The NOMAR story is our family story. It is a Homer story, an Alaska story. Ideas for new things to make came from all over Alaska. Nothing happen without a lot of people working to make it so." -Kate Mitchell, founder of NOMAR Want to know the story behind NOMAR? Check out Kate's book! Published just in time to celebrate forty years of being in Homer. Use coupon code BAGLADY to receiv...

About the artist

NOMAR opened in 1978 as Mitchell’s Marine Canvas & Upholstery and still manufactures in Homer, Alaska using USA-made materials.

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