Kate's Blog: Made in America

July 21, 2025

NOMAR was pretty small in 1992, the year NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, was adopted...

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Kate's Blog: The Parachute Space Bag

June 18, 2025

As the Artemis test flight capsule splashed down on November 16th 2022, we watched our bright orange NOMAR parachute bags in action...

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Kate's Blog: Every Story has a Beginning

May 14, 2025

Before I was even born, long before my Coast Guard career, or my first little shop in Ketchikan, or the school bus shop in Homer…

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Kate's Blog: What's in a Name?

March 11, 2025 2 Comments

“What is NOMAR?” 

Simple question, not so simple answer. People who visit our retail store only see the beautiful, well-made bags and clothing that we produce, so the name seems a little strange.

Let me tell you the story.

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