Living Beautifully
Many Alaskan fishing bussinesses are run by familes with parents handing down thier knowledge and passion for the work and the resource generation after generation.
“Hard work is necessary on my dad's boat, but cleanliness is not. What I look like, with a crusty smile and hands that look twice my age, doesn't affect how much we produce on our boat. It's not a factor at all in how I choose to live my life. Every stroke of my rain pants sweeping past each other, each fish I toss forward, is just another reminder of how lucky I am to be working in such a genuinely breathtaking place.”
Helen Decker attends Wrangell High School and her story was the Editor's Choice selection as well as winner of the Nonfiction Grades 10-12 category.