Alaska News

Want to buy a T-shirt signed by Alaska Gov. Bill Walker? Now you can -- for $25.

The Alaska state parks division has unveiled a new line of apparel, so residents and tourists can drop $25 on limited-edition T-shirts printed with Gov. Bill Walker's signature.

Other designs feature logos of Flattop Mountain and Chugach State Park.

The clothing can currently only be ordered by email and snail mail; the parks division is trying to address concerns about credit card security before launching an online store, said Ben Ellis, the division's director.

Ordering instructions are available on the division's website, http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/storefront.

The division also plans to sell its apparel to local stores at wholesale prices. Profits will go back to the parks division, though Ellis wasn't ready to project how much of the division's $3.5 million budget could be offset by sales.

Other items available are long-sleeve shirts, hoodies and Alaska parks-branded cards.

The sale of the parks-themed merchandise was authorized by Senate Bill 101, sponsored by Walker, which passed the Legislature earlier this year.

Nathaniel Herz

Anchorage-based independent journalist Nathaniel Herz has been a reporter in Alaska for nearly a decade, with stints at the Anchorage Daily News and Alaska Public Media. Read his newsletter, Northern Journal, at natherz.substack.com

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