Broken ice machine spells trouble for two fishing villages

A broken ice machine has stalled commercial fishing for two villages on the Lower Yukon River. The owner won’t fix the machine. The person who usually fixes the machine won’t. Fishermen have to travel 90 miles and back to get ice, and they’re calling for help. Meanwhile, the fish, and the opportunity for income, are swimming by.
(Photo courtesy of Nick P. Andrew Jr.)Fishermen in Marshall and Russian Mission have missed three commercial openings since the machine’s compres