{"product_id":"talkeetna-alaska-holiday-ornament-mayor-stubbs","title":"Talkeetna Alaska Holiday Ornament - Mayor Stubbs","description":"\u003c!-- Talkeetna Alaska Holiday Ornament - Mayor Stubbs | Version: R4.3SP FINAL | 2026-10-13 | What changed: GKP keyword layer added over the pre-GKP mini hub (keyword paragraph, keywords meta, article:tag x6, BreadcrumbList + FAQPage x3); five paragraphs, buttons and charity link unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- GKP 411: R1 10\/24 (41.7%); R2 1\/22 (4.5%); two-run 11\/46 (23.9%) | Keywords meta: 11 measured | Embedded in visible text: 8 | article:tag x6 | Store tags unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- IP Clean: town name and Merlin art only; no business, team or brand marks | Content audit: PASS (buttons full width, labels one line, charity linked, local spellings as entities) --\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.mc-orn{max-width:100%;}.mc-orn p{margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;}.mc-orn a{color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn{display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;padding:13px 16px;margin:0 0 14px 0;background:#F0EAD6;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #1a1a1a;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.03em;border-radius:4px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn:hover{background:#E6DEC4;}.mc-orn .mc-spec{font-weight:600;}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-orn\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"mc-btn\" href=\"\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\"\u003eOther Town \u0026amp; Animal Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn orange tomcat sitting on the general-store counter beside a water glass with a straw and a brass bell with a red bow, a snowy mountain in the window. Stubbs, honorary mayor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStubbs was elected honorary mayor of Talkeetna in 1997, as the story goes, by write-in, and held the office for twenty years. He slept on the counter of the general store, took his water from a wine glass with catnip in it, and received visitors from around the world who came to meet the mayor. He died in 2017 at twenty, still in office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTalkeetna is the jumping-off town for Denali and has a reputation for doing things its own way. A cat in charge fit perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA town that elects a cat has a sense of humor about government that most towns could use. The orange fur and the red bow are the color; the glass of water is his.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStubbs the cat, Mayor Stubbs, was the Talkeetna cat mayor for twenty years, and visitors came from around the world to meet him. This orange cat ornament is a cat ornament and Alaska ornament, one of the best cat lover gifts and a Talkeetna, Alaska souvenir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-spec\"\u003e3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Talkeetna ornament ships ready to give, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/landing-page-charity\"\u003eprofits support hunger relief\u003c\/a\u003e. 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