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In Alaska, one man uses balloon art to quell winter blues

Fairbanks, Alaska, gets extremely cold and dark in the winter, and residents turn to all kinds of hobbies to keep seasonal depression at bay.

For one man, that includes ornate balloon art projects.

Alaska Public Media’s Shelby Herbert reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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