A demanding yellow and orange hedonist, with zero qualifications was elected as a protest despite having no experience, no platforms to speak of, no real power — and no opposable thumbs. Mayor Stubbs the cat, was the leader of Talkeetna, Alaska for nearly 20 years (from July 18, 1997 until his death on July 21, 2017.)
Talkeetna lies about halfway between Anchorage and the foothills of Denali National Park, in southern Alaska. A quirky community, the town of Cicely in Northern Exposure was based after Talkeetna.
