All across the state this week, Alaskans are gathering to parade world-class tan lines up and down the streets of their respective towns.

“A classic part of any Alaskan summer is the tan-line parade,” said Bob Burns of an Anchorage-based tourism advocacy company. “We have tan lines that rival any other place in the world, even Scandinavia, Iceland or Russia, and we’re not afraid to show them.” 

Tender Alaskan skin, which has been safely sequestered…