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Kodiak Alaska Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Fleece Jacket - White Logo

Kodiak Alaska Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Fleece Jacket - White Logo

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The Kodiak fleece, for the town that was the first capital of Russian Alaska. An authentic Columbia MTR fleece, full-zip, with the Kodiak vintage retro logo embroidered on the chest in white thread.

This is the top of the Kodiak 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 Kodiak gift that gets opened and put on immediately. Made to order, so allow the embroidery time before the holidays.

This full-zip fleece is embroidered to order on an authentic Columbia blank made from Columbia’s soft, warm MTR fleece (~7.4 oz/yd² MTR-style filament fleece), with our vintage-retro logo cleanly stitched on the chest. Warm but lightweight, with an athletic, easy-layering fit, a stand collar, and clean lines, it offers dependable insulation for 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. Since embroidery uses thread (not ink), slight differences from the digital product image are normal and part of the process; full details and care instructions are explained 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.

The Alutiiq have lived on these islands for at least seven thousand years. Alexander Baranov moved the Russian settlement to Paul’s Harbor in 1792 and Kodiak was the capital of Russian America until it moved to Sitka in 1804; the c.1808 Russian-American Company warehouse, built to hold sea-otter pelts, is the oldest Russian-era wooden building in Alaska.

Holy Resurrection Cathedral carries on the mission that brought Saint Herman here in 1794, the working harbor on Chiniak Bay is one of the busiest fishing ports in the country, and Kodiak Island, 3,588 square miles, is the second-largest island in the United States. The Emerald Isle is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — KODIAK AK EMBROIDERED FLEECE JACKET

Town: Kodiak, Alaska

Founded: 1792; city 1940

Known for: First capital of Russian Alaska; the c.1808 Baranov warehouse; the Emerald Isle; a working fishing harbor

Art: Kodiak 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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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.

What's with Kodiak? Kodiak is Alaska's Emerald Isle — first capital of Russian Alaska, home port of a huge fishing fleet, and the only home of Earth's biggest brown bears. It sits on Chiniak Bay at the edge of Alaska's largest island — the second-largest in the United States — green under near-constant cloud, ten hours by ferry from the road system and perfectly content about it.

And then there are the bears. The Kodiak brown bear — taquka'aq in Alutiiq, Ursus arctos middendorffi to science — is the largest brown bear on Earth, found only on this archipelago: big males can top 1,500 pounds standing ten feet tall, fattened on salmon runs and berry slopes. About 3,500 of them share the island with the town, most inside the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, which has protected two-thirds of the island since 1941. Bear viewing — by floatplane, boat, or guided hike — is the island's signature wild experience.

Why People Visit Kodiak Alaska

Kodiak offers Alaska in concentrate — the deepest Russian heritage in the state, a 7,000-year Alutiiq homeland, a top American fishing port, and the only place on Earth to meet the Kodiak bear at home. People come for the bears and the fishing, and find the Emerald Isle: green, rain-washed, and genuinely wild ten minutes from town.

Kodiak Alaska retro logo with the distressed Alaska bear and Est. 1959, Merlin Classics