Duct tape is an Alaskan tradition. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and if it is broke, break out the duct tape. That magic cure-all has so many uses, beyond simply wrapping it around ducts. • Sewing.

There once was a girl with a duct-tape dress. She had a matching duct-tape hat. She sat in a duct-tape chair by her duct-tape rug. She had duct-tape flowers in her hair and duct-tape shoes on her feet ...