NEW YORK - Jan. 3, 2021 - Eternal Alaska, a private company based in the continental US, is now offering a unique and personal service to fulfill a loved one's final wish: premiere ash scattering in Alaska's wild country.

As a former nature guide in Alaska, Eternal Alaska founder and President Stan Reese said he loved seeing people mesmerized by the 49th state's nature. He said he heard many people speak about their own request to return to Alaska for eternity.

Before starting the unique company, Reese said he did a lot of research and found that cremations are trending up in the US and are forecast to continue that climb.

Out of three million deaths in the US in a year, fifty-five percent result in a cremation according to industry statistics. The ashes are returned to loved ones four times out of ten where they are placed in memorial urns to be displayed on a mantle. Or to gather dust in a closet.

"I'd much rather have my ashes scattered in the wilderness than to end up in a closet," Reese explains. "Maybe one of my children would keep my ashes neat and tidy for a month or two but after that, their own lives may get too busy. And I completely understand that. I wouldn't want to be a bother. I would rather be remembered as full of life instead of covered in dust".

Reese says, in his research, he found no businesses that could carry out this request in a respectful manner.

"I found several companies who would scatter my ashes in the lower 48 but each one of these companies requested the ashes be sent through the mail. I thought to myself that I was worth more than that," Reese pointed out. "I wouldn't want to put a stamp on one of my loved ones and take them to the post office in life or in death. That just doesn't seem dignified."

That is how Eternal Alaska is different.

"I personally travel to the surviving loved one and meet with them to receive the ashes. Then I take the ashes to Alaska myself. I never put your loved one in a mailbox. I just think they deserve better than that."

Eternal Alaska provides tracking of the journey, a GPS marker at the site of the ash scattering, and a complimentary 24 x 30 framed canvas portrait of the actual scattering site – perfect for display over the fireplace.

"It's a highly personal service that we offer", Reese adds. "I feel like it is an honor to help provide for their final wishes."

Stan Reese, Eternal Alaska
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