Alaska Fun Finds!
✨ Here are the Alaska-made products I packed, wore, brewed, slathered on, and shipped home
These are my go-tos—the hoodies I live in, coffee that fuels my marathon life, skincare that keeps my face glowing through glacier winds and red-eye flights, and the tastes that instantly bring me back to where it all started. They aren’t just random products from the Great North. This is what I wear, brew, gift, live in, and love—and this week, I finally get to share them on the TODAY Show. Introducing the world to these Alaska-made essentials is like opening the door to some of the best parts of home. Let’s dive in!
AK Starfish Co. Clothing Designs | $38 & up
Alaska’s not just a place, it’s a feeling—and the AK Starfish Co. line of casual comfort clothing is the closest I’ve come to being able to wear that feeling. I’m talking sweatshirts that are velvety soft on the inside, but tough enough for glacier hikes, and stylish enough for city errands.
Marci Nelson, the artist and owner, is a third-generation Alaskan woman (like me!), and you can feel her deep-rooted connection to nature and reinvention in every single piece. She started it with a hand-drawn starfish—sketched from a nearby tidepool—and grew the collection to include a series of symbols that represent the people and nature of Alaska.
I wear them year-round—even in the Lower 48—on hikes, red-eyes, coffee runs, and couch days. They’re made to be lived in and last forever.
It’s woman-owned, artist-led, and Alaska-loved—with a fast-growing fanbase across the country.
Whether you're buying a gift or treating yourself, these pieces wrap you in a story—and a state—you won’t want to take off.
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SteamDot Coffee: Glacier-Fed, Globally Sourced, Alaska Roasted
Alaskans are serious about their coffee. It’s not just a drink—it’s fuel for all that life brings. There’s a coffee stand or drive-thru on practically every corner.
Anchorage has one of the highest coffee shop-per-capita rates in the country. Blame the long winters and dark mornings—or credit world-class roasters like SteamDot.
SteamDot is the premier coffee roaster in the state, sourcing top-tier beans from all over the world and roasting them with care right in Anchorage.
But what really sets them apart? Their cold brew is made with glacier water from the Eklutna Glacier. Yes, actual glacier water. It doesn’t get cleaner—or cooler—than that.
They also run Alaska’s only pour-over coffee bars, where every single cup is brewed to order to highlight the specific flavors of each bean's origin. It’s like wine tasting… but for coffee lovers.
I’ve known the owner, Jonathan White, since my college days. His products are smooth, bold, and deeply flavorful—perfect for the caffeine snob in your life or the person who just wants to taste something that feels fresh, wild, and expertly made.
Once you try it, you realize why they ship it all over the country.
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Alaska Glacial Essentials Skincare | $14 & up
If you’ve ever wondered how people survive the coldest, driest air on Earth and still have glowing skin—this is how. Alaska Glacial Essentials is skincare straight from the source—formulated with glacier water, wild blueberry extract, and glacial silt mud that’s rich in natural minerals. This isn’t just marketing—it’s science and sustainability bottled together.
Glacial silt mud is packed with over 60 trace minerals—like magnesium, potassium, and calcium—known to detoxify, brighten, and gently exfoliate without stripping your skin. It’s been naturally filtered through ancient ice and untouched earth for centuries, which means it’s pure, powerful, and totally unique to this region.
And the woman who started it all? A commercial fisher turned skincare formulator. She knows harsh weather, long days on the water, and what it takes to defend skin in those extremes. This is real-deal protection with a pioneering edge.
This is clinical-grade, eco-conscious skincare with wild roots—and it makes your skin feel like it just took a clean, cold plunge in a glacier-fed stream.
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Prince William Sound Salt Co.
You can actually taste Alaska in this.
Prince William Sound Sea Salt is small-batch, hand-harvested, and sun-dried in one of the most pristine rainforests in the world. The mineral content is higher, the flavor is cleaner, and the process is entirely sustainable.
No single-use plastics. Just renewable packaging, real salt, and a company that treats nature with the respect it deserves.
This is what we all get to gift as souvenirs, host and hostess gifts, and as a way to spread a little more love, straight from Alaska. It’s more than seasoning—it’s storytelling. Sprinkle it on food, and you’re tasting the ocean that sculpted this part of the world.
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10th and M Seafoods
Straight from dock to door—this is the place for wild Alaska seafood. 10th & M is a family-run company that’s been doing this for decades. They specialize in shipping wild-caught salmon, halibut, crab, and more—fresh from Alaska straight to your front door.
They know their fish, and they handle every order like it’s going to their own family.
We Alaskans are serious fish-snobs. We’re picky. Our seafood must be wild, flash-frozen within hours, and handled with utmost care. Halibut cheeks? Yes please. Smoked salmon? Always. King crab legs the size of your forearm? Sign us up.
10th & M knows their fish and ships it like it’s going to their own table. If you’ve never had wild-caught Alaska salmon frozen the same day it left the water—get ready for a dinner that you will never forget.
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