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Barrow Alaska Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Fleece Jacket - White Logo

Barrow Alaska Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Fleece Jacket - White Logo

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The Barrow fleece, for the town that is the northernmost city in the United States. An authentic Columbia MTR fleece, full-zip, with the Barrow vintage retro logo embroidered on the chest in white thread.

This is the top of the Barrow range: a real Columbia blank, embroidered to order, warm, light and fast-drying. It is the jacket for early mornings, the sideline and the drive home, and the Barrow gift that gets opened and put on immediately. Made to order, so allow the embroidery time before the holidays.

Our premium embroidered fleece jacket starts with an authentic Columbia blank in soft, warm MTR fleece and adds our vintage-retro logo, cleanly embroidered on the chest to order. The warm, lightweight full-zip is cut from MTR-style filament fleece (~7.4 oz/yd²) in an athletic, easy-layering fit with a stand collar and clean lines; it insulates on cool days, dries fast, and moves comfortably for walks, errands, travel, or campfire nights. Care: machine wash cold (gentle), dry flat, no bleach, no iron on decoration, no dry clean. Embroidery uses thread rather than ink, so slight differences from the digital product image are normal — full details and care instructions are in the page footer Embroidery note. Columbia® is a registered trademark of Columbia Sportswear Company. This product is independently customized and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Columbia.

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 EMBROIDERED FLEECE JACKET

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, white (embroidered)

Blank: Authentic Columbia full-zip MTR fleece jacket, athletic easy-layering fit, stand collar

Fabric: MTR-style filament fleece, ~7.4 oz/yd²

Decoration: Chest embroidery, white thread

Care: Machine wash cold (gentle), dry flat, no bleach, no iron on decoration

Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL

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Product FAQs

How does your sizing work?

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.

How do I send a gift?

Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

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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Point Barrow — Nuvuk — nine miles northeast of town, is the northernmost point of land in the United States, where the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas meet.

Today Utqiaġvik is a city of about 4,900 — the borough seat of the North Slope and the cultural heart of the Iñupiat world. The Iñupiat Heritage Center holds the artifacts, art, and living traditions of 1,500 years on this coast; the whalebone arch on the beach frames the Arctic Ocean for every visitor's photograph; Iḷisaġvik College — the only tribally controlled college in Alaska — teaches from this shore; and NOAA's observatory east of town has been reading the Arctic atmosphere since 1973, making this small city one of the most scientifically watched places on Earth. Flights land at Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport — code still BRW — and the road ends here: north of town there is only Point Barrow, and then the ice.

Why People Visit Barrow Alaska

Barrow offers Arctic culture, geography, and natural-light phenomena that few places on earth can match. Visitors come for the Iñupiat heritage, the tundra and Arctic Ocean horizons, the polar night and midnight sun, and the simple fact of standing in the northernmost city in the United States. It is remote, resilient, and unforgettable. History and everyday community life sit side by side at the top of the continent.

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