For the third straight year, a resident named Esther Keim has been flying low and slow in a small plane over rural parts of south-central Alaska, dropping frozen turkeys to those who can’t simply run out to the grocery store.

No parachute needed: the soft snow below, and the frozen flesh of the turkey, means that a hard landing is no harm no fowl.

Thanksgiving, which takes place on the last Thursday of November, is the most important holiday for many Americans, often anticipated even more than Christmas. On this occasion, as part of the "Alaskan Turkey Drop" initiative,

Thanksgiving, which falls on the last Thursday of November, is the most important holiday for many Americans, often anticipated more than Christmas. On this occasion, as part of the "Alaskan Turkey Drop" initiative,