Calgary Herald

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Toshua Parker, owner of the only grocery store — and currently the only boat — in an Alaska town of 446, catches the early tide once a week in his 32-metre converted military landing craft to start a 14-hour 160-km return trip to Juneau. Filling customer requests, he picks up hunting ammo, lumber and tools, then gets their groceries, prescripti­ons and special requests from the smallest Costco in the world. He returns home the next morning to distribute the goods from his store, nicknamed Toshco.

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