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# How to age gracefully? Try homesteading on an Alaskan island | INDIE ALASKA
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/indie-alaska/episode/how-to-age-gracefully-try-homesteading-on-an-alaskan-island-indie-alaska-xfxsuz/
- Published: 2024-09-28T04:00:53.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T06:34:13.000Z
- Description: Gretchen Bersch shares some of the lessons she's learned while spending a lifetime homesteading.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Indie Alaska, Season 13, Episode 8, #ZZZ_Episode_990743f5-0378-4b28-8570-fc018581f5e0, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b067a74e-4d91-45e4-9d7b-ab093441ccaf, #v1.16

Gretchen Bersch shares some of the life lessons she's learned while spending a lifetime homesteading on Yukon Island, Alaska. The retired teacher now uses her family homestead to follow a dream she's been pursuing for nearly 30 years.