Ever lived in Alaska? How did you like it? Pros and cons?

Aren't you an English dude?

My Father in law was US Army, Vietnam and his son was US Marines, Iraq, 2 tours

They get a kick out of me with my music collection and book pile lol but they tell some fine stories...Not macho war stuff (vets never seem
to talk about the awful stuff) but funny military stories about the boys clowning around

I shut up and listen intently

It's possible during the summer. It's called the Northers Sea Route
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Sea_Route

They could ship a carrier during the summer, store it and sell it during the winter. I think the problem is the population. Barrow has less than 5,000 people. There's not enough demand to justify a ship.

LOL - Everything in Alaska is off the beaten path. Have you been there? The land mass is immense and native villages are all over the place. Even Juneau is land locked and it's necessary to fly or take the ferry in and out. If you live in Skagway and need any kind of serious medical care, it is necessary to be air lifted to a hospital at a substantial cost.

Although beautiful, Anchorage and to a slightly lesser degree, Fairbanks just seem like large cities to me.