The important role of water taxis in Alaska | INDIE ALASKA

When a massive, unexpected landslide blocked the only road to Lowell Point, Tom Miller knew his water taxi service was the only way to move residents, school children, and tourists back and forth to the nearby town of Seward. With roughly 6,640 miles of coastline, water taxis are a vital part of the transportation and infrastructure in Alaska. In this episode of Indie Alaska, we hear Tom's story and the history of his family's business, Miller's Landing.
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Video by Valerie Kern
Video and Story by Mizelle Mayo
Landslide video courtesy of Patrick Higgins
Music by Universal Production Music
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[@beanrunnerWA]

Very cool 😎

[@jaredo6303]

Great video! Love the Miller's Landing water taxi's!

[@indiealaska]

We do too! Thanks for the kind words!

[@Vhagaryen]

This is fascinating! In addition to this, I didn't realize that many towns not part of the Alaskan road system NEED bush planes to transport people and items. That's why there's so many small aircraft operators up there.

[@indiealaska]

Yes! You are absolutely correct! We have covered the amazing bush pilots in our state a couple times in the stories below! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJ62l2WEpKinhbs kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKaxaYhmaax2epo

[@lephotographinc]

Awesome