@mck_p
McKenna Peterson
Commercial
Fisherman Professional Skier
F/V Atlantis
For as long as I can remember; me, my brother and my sister would spend a portion of our summer on my father’s commercial fishing boat, a 58’ purse seiner. Our XTRATUF boots were our fishing uniform, signifying being a part of the team. When we were young we called them our ‘bubba roots’ a play on ‘rubber boots’. In our minds, it wasn’t possible to fish without ‘bubba roots’. Our XTRATUFs were essential to life on the boat.
Dad taught us to fish. He taught us to love and respect the ocean. Dad used to say that being a fisherman is very special because we are feeding the world wild caught protein, the last true hunter gatherers. When my father passed away in 2016, I took the helm of our family boat, F/V Atlantis. With my brother, Axel, and sister, Dylan, by my side, I have continued to seine for salmon in Southeast Alaska.
Dad also taught us to ski and introduced us the joy that can be found in the mountains. As young adults, we quickly learned that the earnings from a summer of commercial fishing were enough to spend the winter skiing… only skiing. I started to live in my Legacy boots year round as parking lots of ski resorts tend to either be deep with snow or wet and muddy.
Shoutout to the crews of the #FVatlantis past and present! Couldn't do it without you. And to my brother, Axel @skisendski for keeping the mood light and my sister, Dylan @dyl.pete for keeping everything in line.
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