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Sockeye Sundry: Coffee and nachos, and chili from 10 pm to 3
Convenience. am. As Hoffman says, “Midnight
Standing around in downtown munching can happen to
Anchorage, I was convinced I anyone.” And it doesn’t hurt
was witnessing some shady that the store is located in the
fish deal going down. People trifecta of downtown bars. Alaskan. Textiles take center
would walk up, the window In the summer, they have stage throughout the shop.
would open, words would be a table and chairs outside, Cabin Fever carries over 800
exchanged, and then they but no matter the season, bolts of fabric, many designed
would walk away. Was this it’s the perfect place to grab by Alaskan artists, featuring
legal? Was this an undercover an espresso to go while you bold prints and playful patterns,
fish buy? As it turns out its a explore downtown Anchorage perfect for quilters, sewists,
quirky coffee store that also and also buy some aspirin if or anyone who believes fabric
sells grab-and-go snacks and you indulged too much the should tell a story.
everyday essentials. night before. Beyond fiber, the store
735 W. 4th Ave, Anchorage, offers a curated selection of
Alaska, (907) 782-6034 books, gifts, pottery and small
surprises you didn’t know you
Cabin Fever needed. Many items are made
A quilter and knitter’s dream, by local artists and writers,
Cabin Fever is the kind of place making Cabin Fever an easy
that quietly pulls you in—and way to bring home a part of
then keeps you there longer Alaska.
than planned. Part yarn shop, 412 G St. Anchorage, Alaska,
part art gallery, part treasure (907) 278-3522
chest, it’s a celebration of
Alaska-made creativity in all its Tiny Gallery
Owner Mark Hoffman, with a colorful, cozy glory. Tucked into downtown
lot of time on his hands during Cabin Fever is especially Anchorage, Tiny Gallery
the pandemic, decided to open beloved for its locally hand-
Sockeye Sundry, a convenience dyed yarns, including
store/coffee shop/late-night exquisitely dyed qiviut, the
food spot. On Fridays and ultra-soft fiber harvested
Saturdays, you can walk up to from musk ox. Lightweight,
the window and order pizza, impossibly warm, and distinctly

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