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# Seward's Sweet Darlings
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/indie-alaska/episode/sewards-sweet-darlings-8ofjhx/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:54:43.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T06:33:30.000Z
- Description: Hugh and Iris Darling run Sweet Darlings-one of the oldest candy shops in Alaska.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Indie Alaska, Season 8, Episode 12, #ZZZ_Episode_889eef19-1463-466b-82fe-c49f55ef9b22, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b067a74e-4d91-45e4-9d7b-ab093441ccaf, #v1.16

Sugar and candy were in Hugh Darling’s blood. His grandmother, Emma Jean, owned and operated the first candy store in Seward, Alaska in 1908\. Hugh believed that one day he would go on to run the family business. In 1997, Hugh and his wife Iris opened Sweet Darlings and quickly became one of Seward's most popular tourist spots.