Are you a "Sourdough" (not the bread) or a "Chichaco"? Take the quiz and find out.
(Chichaco comes from the native mispronounciation of Chicago.)
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Nick Popely, Director of Marketing for the Ketchikan Visitors Bureau, just moved here in September of 2001. He's a retired automotive advertising executive from Rochester, New York. He has been here several times to visit his daughter and when the job opportunity opened for the KVB position, he accepted it. He has never been to Prince of Wales, so he feels he has a lot to learn about the Inside Passage area and he can't wait for the chance to see the Island and fish its uncrowded waters.
Everyone warned Nick about the weather here, but he concludes that as a fisherman he can adapt, but adds, "When the sun comes out, we are reborn. I am amazed that people here wear short sleeves and sandals all year long. Kids don't even pay any attention to the rain." Residents of Southeast Alaska know that if you see someone with an umbrella, they must be a tourist. "It's just a way of life for all you 'Sourdoughs'. I'm still a 'Chichaco', " Nick adds. "Sourdough" is term used to describe the people who came to Alaska to pan for gold. Their unsuccessful adventure turned "sour" and they didn't have the "dough" to return home so they remained and made the best of it. Chichaco, which some say was a native pronunciation of Chicago, are people who have resided in the 49th state less than one year or have not made it through one winter.
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