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Mark

Keller

and

Jodie

Brewer

August 22, 2018

Girdwood, Alaska

How we met

A mutual love of coffee and mountain towns

McCarthy is an old mining town 8 hours from Anchorage at the end of a unmaintained dirt road. It is located within one of the largest national parks and remains as one of the least visited destinations in the state because of its remoteness. Mark moved to McCarthy in 2016 to open a cafe with his long time friend, Jason. That same year Jodie had moved to Anchorage for a career opportunity and the chance to explore Alaska. The Slow Down Cafe officially opened and started pouring coffee that July. Jodie found her way to McCarthy with a few friends and walked into that cafe for a coffee...

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