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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2002

The Olympic torch came to Alaska for the first time on Thursday, aided in its journey by the Juneau Tlingit Warriors.

Tribal member Ethel Lunc, 71, and the Tlingit group carried the torch on a traditional canoe. It was rowed across the Gastineau Channel in Juneau.

The torch completes its journey in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Feburary 8.

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Torch touches capital (The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 1/25)
Torch lights up town (The Juneau Empire 1/25)
Tlingit tribe ferry flame into Alaskan capital (The Salt Lake Tribune 1/25)
Photo: Torch burns in Alaska (The Anchorage Daily News 1/25)

Relevant Links:
Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics - http://www.saltlake2002.com

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