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# Behind the bar in the last town in a national park
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/indie-alaska/episode/behind-the-bar-in-the-last-town-in-a-national-park-ghkwed/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:54:43.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T06:33:48.000Z
- Description: Meet Michael, the bartender at the only saloon to still exist inside a U.S. National Park.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Indie Alaska, Season 11, Episode 11, #ZZZ_Episode_2be931c9-6247-4718-a50a-562e47445662, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b067a74e-4d91-45e4-9d7b-ab093441ccaf, #v1.16

Michael G. is a black, queer, nonbinary bartender in the tiny, historic town of McCarthy, Alaska. The town has less than 200 people during the busy summer months. Located in the heart of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, it's the last community to exist inside a U.S. national park. Michael's dealt with loneliness, microaggressions, and direct homophobic attacks, but has now grown to love the town.