Photos: Alaska Wild Salmon Day

Updated: August 12, 2017 Published: August 12, 2017

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Sophia Dai hugs a salmon worn by Carla Pasillas as people gathered at Cuddy Family Midtown Park in Anchorage, Alaska to celebrate Alaska Wild Salmon Day on Thursday, August 10, 2017. The event featured free barbecued salmon, music by The Hannah Yoter Band, fish painting and informational booths. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News)

People gathered at Cuddy Family Midtown Park in Anchorage to celebrate Alaska Wild Salmon Day on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. The event featured free barbecued salmon, music by The Hannah Yoter Band, fish painting and informational booths.

Bob Hallinen

Bob Hallinen has been a photojournalist in Alaska since the 1980s and has traveled extensively all over the state. He retired from the ADN in November 2018 after 33 years at the newspaper.

Photos: Alaska Wild Salmon Day

Bob Hallinen

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