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Bethel (Alaska)
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Bethel is a city in Alaska. It is the main hub for many of the surrounding native villages and the main port of the Kuskokwim River in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta.
[edit] Get in
Take a flight to Bethel on Era Aviation [1]or on Alaska Airlines [2]from Anchorage. Alaska Airlines has great connections from the pacific northwest destinations
[edit] Get around
Your best bet is to take taxis. In fact, Bethel has more taxis per capita than any city in the United States.
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[edit][add listing] Do
Try dog-mushing in the winter, or salmon fishing in the summer
[edit][add listing] Buy
Native Crafts from the locals, usually to be found peddling their wares at the hospital. Don't buy groceries; you won't see much change from $10 if you buy a gallon of milk
[edit][add listing] Eat
Dimitris is a good bet; great subs. also the cafe by the airport is good for a greasy breakfast & watching the planes/pilots
[edit][add listing] Drink
Bethel is a damp community; it's illegal to buy or sell alcohol. There is a thriving black market but you'd better have deep pockets
[edit][add listing] Sleep
Try the longhouse
[edit] Get out
Take a flight back to Anchorage on Alaska Airlines [3]
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