I'm envious
@gruntlabor 
Kodiak is one of the places I always wanted to visit but never did.
To
@PeppermintPatty's point, I have a somewhat different perspective on living in AK. We moved to Anchorage in the 80s. (It's jokingly said that "Anchorage is only about a half hour away from Alaska".
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Shortly before leaving Michigan for the move, I got to chatting with an "old" man (probably 50-something) at a local bakery who gave me some outstanding advice. He said, "If you try to live your midwestern life in Alaska you'll hate it, but if you start out wanting to become an Alaskan, you'll never want to leave. 100% true!
Regarding daylight, at the time of our move our two boys were both preschool age. From a practical standpoint we learned that a home with lots of large windows AND blackout blinds is helpful. Maximize sunlight during the short winter days and be able to get the kids to sleep during the bright summer nights.
Socially, we found that Alaskans are especially skilled at creating entertainments during the winter. One or two parties with friends and colleagues every week, planned and impromptu outings, scheduled events like the annual Fur Rendezvous, the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, winter solstice celebration, ice festival, etc. Winter was fun. Summers were funner!
I'm sure life in Anchorage, a very modern city of close to 300,000 souls, was far different from the rest of Alaska and we tried everything we could think of to find a way of relocating to a smaller community. After several years, however, economic realities forced us to move back to the lower 48. Driving out of Alaska was one of the hardest things we've ever had to do.
