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The Outdoor Adventure Series is an award-winning, interview-focused podcast produced by Fox Coaching, Inc. We Interview individuals and families, entrepreneurs, Destination Marketing Organizations, associations, and nonprofit organizations that seek out and promote the exploration, conservation, stewardship, access, and enjoyment of the outdoors. Two topic areas at the heart of our work are interviews with Destination Marketing organizations, Convention and Visitor Bureaus, and Chambers of Commerce. The second topic area is about the intersection of Mental Health and spending time in nature.
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July 1, 2025

Visit Nome, Alaska: 4-Season Beauty, Culture, and Heritage

Visit Nome, Alaska: 4-Season Beauty, Culture, and Heritage. Welcome back to the Outdoor Adventure Series. In today's episode, we're taking you to the far reaches of Western Alaska for a conversation with Shauntel Bruner-Alvanna, Executive Director of the Nome Convention & Visitors Bureau. Shauntel shares her journey from Chicago to the rugged, off-grid heart of Nome—a community shaped by breathtaking landscapes, rich indigenous cultures, and a unique, subsistence-based lifestyle. DIS...

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Visit Nome, Alaska: 4-Season Beauty, Culture, and Heritage.

Welcome back to the Outdoor Adventure Series. In today's episode, we're taking you to the far reaches of Western Alaska for a conversation with Shauntel Bruner-Alvanna, Executive Director of the Nome Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Shauntel shares her journey from Chicago to the rugged, off-grid heart of Nome—a community shaped by breathtaking landscapes, rich indigenous cultures, and a unique, subsistence-based lifestyle.

DISCUSSION

00:00 "Unique Challenges of Living in Nome"

03:51 Cultural Diversity in Nome, Alaska

08:36 Small Town Self-Sufficiency

11:00 Nome's Remote Appeal Attracts Tourists

13:37 Visitor Feedback and Safety Guidelines

18:27 Unique Subsistence Living in Nome

21:43 Iditarod's Impact on Nome

23:28 Unexpected Visitors' Impactful Stories

27:33 "Plan Your Iditarod Adventure"

32:33 "Nome Post: Community Marketplace Hub"

33:32 Community Events & Updates Online

37:30 Life-Shaping Tourism Journey

42:30 "Sharing Alaska's Hidden Paradise"

44:27 "Nome, Alaska Visit Promotion"

Nome Resources & Attractions

Kawerak Inc. - a nonprofit tribal consortium that provides programs to the Inupiaq, St. Lawrence Island Yupik, and Yup’ik people - https://kawerak.org.

City of Nome, AK Memorial Museum - https://www.nomealaska.org/memorial-museum.

Sitnasuak Native Corporation - https://www.snc.org.

Norton Sound Health Corporation - https://www.nortonsoundhealth.org/bhs/.

Nome Post Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/498124973568628

CONNECT WITH NOME, ALASKA

To learn more about Nome, Alaska, check out their website at https://www.visitnomealaska.com/ or on these social sites:

Facebook: http://facebook.com/visitnomealaska
Instagram: http://instagram.com/visitnome

NEXT STEPS

Visit us at https://outdooradventureseries.com to like, comment, and share our episodes.

KEYWORDS

Visit Nome, There's No Place Like Nome, @travelalaska, @alaskatravel, Iditarod, Tourism, Outdoor Adventure Series, Podcast

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