Author Melissa Saulnier

Living alone has given me something unexpected, time and focus to write. And with all this loss has come something else, a cathartic therapy

There’s cold, and then there’s glacier-fed stream cold. Even in summer, when Talkeetna enjoys long daylight hours and temperatures in the 60

Talkeetna still attracts dreamers, just different kinds. Instead of gold fever, we have what I call “freedom fever”, people seeking escape

Alaska draws survivalist and cooperative communities like no other state, and the reasons go far beyond simple geography. While the state's 663,300 square miles of wilderness provide obvious appeal for those seeking isolation, the real attraction runs deeper. It's about freedom in its rawest form.