2008 Winners

Alaska Marketplace received over 165 eligible Innovative Idea Applications from across the state.

Of the 42 finalists who competed in the final Alaska Marketplace event on October 22, 2008, the following 13 individuals received awards:

2008 ALASKA MARKETPLACE WINNERS

A Cut Above Quilting ~ Barbara Ramos ~ Bethel ~ $46,575.00

Kvichak Organic Produce ~ AlexAnna Salmon ~ Igiugig ~ $36,900.00

Porcupine River Timber ~ Dacho Alexander ~ Fort Yukon ~ $30,000.00

The Meyers' Farm: Farming on the Tundra ~ Tim Meyers ~ Bethel ~ $30,000.00

Forest Firewood ~ Mark Leary ~ Bethel ~ $29,060.00

C Side Lumber ~ Fred Sagoonick ~ Shaktoolik ~ $27,945.00

From Shellfish Subsistence to Sustainable Farming ~ Marie Bader ~ Homer ~ $27,945.00

Cup'ik Dance Songs of the Tundra ~ Dr. John F. Pingayak ~ Chevak ~ $25,000.00

The Dugout ~ Louise Walcott ~ Nome ~ $18,630.00

Southeast Alaska Livestock Production & Processing ~ Clint Daniels ~ Sitka ~ $18,630.00

Tundra Woodworks ~ Patrick Hall ~ Chevak ~ $9,315.00

PEOPLES' CHOICE AWARD WINNERS

Best Display ~ A Cut Above Quilting ~ Barbara Ramos ~ Bethel

Most Innovative ~ Birch Water ~ Martin Kelly ~ Pilot Station

Best Example of Culture & Traditional Values ~ Yupik Arts ~ Cecilia Frenzle, Delta Junction