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Podcast: The Kelsi Sheren Perspective
Episode: Alaska Boneyard, Gold Daughters and Master Jeweller with Ilaura Longley | #204
Description: Ilaura Longley is a born and raised Alaskan entrepreneur who owns several businesses that are all deeply rooted in her upbringing. Born and raised on a gold mine in Fairbanks, Ilaura and her sister Jordan started their own gold-panning business, the aptly named Gold Daughters, a decade ago. Since 2014, hundreds of thousands of tourists and locals alike have visited Gold Daughters, where they’re taught the fine art of gold panning, using soil brought in from the gold-rich family land. Gold Daughters opens every Memorial Day and closes its doors in mid-September when the ground starts to freeze and wi...