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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Celebrating 130 Years of Community Service

Pioneers of the Deep

Join us as we explore how the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel has serviced and continues to service the surrounding communities for over 130 years

Pioneers of the Deep

Season 1 Episode 6 | 52m 55s | CC

In the vast emptiness of the Pacific Ocean, tectonic movements construct or swallow islands. In the Tongan archipelago, two little-known animals have learned to cope with these ephemeral lands risen from the ocean depths: the sooty tern, a seabird that never dares wet its wings for fear of drowning, and the Alvin shrimp, a blind crustacean that manages to find its way around the abyss.

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Celebrating 130 Years of Community Service

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