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Barrow Alaska Vintage Retro Cotton Canvas Tote Bag - Black Logo

Barrow Alaska Vintage Retro Cotton Canvas Tote Bag - Black Logo

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The Barrow tote, for the town that is the northernmost city in the United States. Heavy 12 oz cotton canvas with the Barrow vintage retro logo printed on both sides in black.

The tote is the Barrow piece that gets used daily: groceries, books, a towel for the beach, the farmers’ market on Saturday. It is flat to mail, so it is also the simplest Barrow gift to send to someone out of state. Ships free in the U.S.

Clean and minimalist, this everyday tote is made from heavy 12 oz (407 g/m²) cotton canvas with the retro logo printed on both sides. It comes in one 15" × 16" size with 20" self-fabric shoulder handles and a sewn-in label — sturdy 100% cotton canvas for errands, books, or groceries.

Utqiaġvik, the Iñupiaq name restored by referendum in 2016, sits at 71°17′ north, 320 miles above the Arctic Circle, with the Chukchi Sea on one side and the Beaufort on the other. The Iñupiat have lived here for more than 1,500 years, since the Thule culture built the whalebone-and-driftwood mounds of the Birnirk site around 500 CE, and they still hunt the bowhead whale.

The British Admiralty named it for Sir John Barrow, who never visited; Charles Brower’s Cape Smythe whaling station of the 1880s still stands in Browerville, and the whalebone arch frames the sea. The sun does not rise for about 65 days in winter and does not set for about 80 in summer. The top of America is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — BARROW AK COTTON CANVAS TOTE

Town: Barrow, Alaska

Founded: Iñupiat settlement c.500 CE; city 1959; renamed Utqiaġvik 2016

Known for: Northernmost city in the U.S.; 1,500 years of Iñupiat whaling; the Birnirk mounds; 65 days of polar night

Art: Barrow vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Cotton canvas tote, 15" × 16", 20" self-fabric handles

Fabric: Heavy 12 oz (407 g/m²) 100% cotton canvas

Print: Retro logo both sides, black ink

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Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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In October 2016, residents voted — by six votes — to restore the Iñupiaq name Utqiaġvik, generally understood as "a place for gathering wild roots." One older tradition links the name to hunting snowy owls.

Sixty-five nights, eighty days. The calendar here is unlike anywhere else in America. In mid-November the sun sets and does not rise again for about 65 days — the polar night, when the aurora owns the sky at noon and the town runs on its own rhythm under streetlights and starlight. In late January the sun returns for minutes, then hours; by May it refuses to set at all, and for roughly 80 days Utqiaġvik lives in continuous daylight — midnight softball, midnight fishing, the Arctic Ocean glittering at 2 a.m. Even football bends to the latitude: the Barrow Whalers play on a field a few dozen yards from the Arctic Ocean, the northernmost gridiron in the world, sometimes under the midnight sun and sometimes racing the coming dark.

Why People Visit Barrow Alaska

  • Visit the Iñupiat Heritage Center, the cultural museum holding exhibits on 1,500 years of Iñupiat history, whaling, and contemporary Iñupiaq community life.
  • Drive to Point Barrow, 9-12 miles north of town, the northernmost point of US land where the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas converge — a major marine-mammal migration corridor.
  • See the Whalebone Arch on the Arctic Ocean shore, the iconic bowhead-jaw landmark and photo stop.
  • Tour the Birnirk archaeological site, a National Historic Landmark featuring 16 prehistoric Thule-culture dwelling mounds dating to roughly 500 CE.
  • Walk the tundra boardwalk for migratory birds, snowy owls, and the brief summer wildflower bloom across the permafrost coastal plain.
  • Visit the Will Rogers and Wiley Post Monument, marking the 1935 plane-crash site of the American humorist and pioneering aviator.
  • Observe the aurora borealis from September through March on clear nights — the long polar darkness makes Barrow one of the best aurora-viewing locations in the world.

Barrow Alaska Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring distressed bear motif