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Old 01-12-2007, 04:04 PM
 
Location: Up-State New York
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First off, There is no other place on this planet like Alaska.
I've traveled a fair bit in my life, and I've never come across anything that matches the awesome natural beauty of Alaska.

That said, I have been places that have some of the "feel" of Alaska.

One place was the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, looking out onto Lake Superior. Kind of felt like somewhere on the Kenai.

How about you?
Please share your experiences in other "Alaska-like" places.
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Old 01-12-2007, 06:30 PM
 
Location: Bethel, AK
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Burlington Vermont, great place small community. You will fall in love with it and not want to leave.
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Old 01-13-2007, 12:40 PM
 
Location: Up-State New York
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Default Burlington Vermont?

I have spent a lot of time in Burlington, Vermont on business, and I would say it may have been like Alaska 50 years ago, but has lost most of it's charm. One of the only things that modern Burlington has in common with Alaska is cold snowy winters. Burlington is unfortunately one of the places where many hippies from the 60's settled down after they left the Woodstock concert. In my personal opinion, that's a bad thing.
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Old 01-27-2007, 05:57 PM
 
Location: Grand Rapids, MN
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The Northwest Angle of Minnesota very much reminds me of rural Alaska. The Angle is that little "chimney" part of Minnesota that's surrounded by vast Lake of the Woods on 3 sides. (It's also the northernmost point in the lower 48). Even the trip there is like a little "mini" trip up the ALCAN...the only way to get there (by road, anyway) is to drive through Canada. Once you get "back" to Minnesota, you have to check into customs on a video phone!

The "town" consists of a post office, general store and the only one-room school house left in Minnesota. Many of its students have to boat or snowmobile to school. There are a handful of fishing resorts and a few hardy locals, but most of it, like Alaska, is just plain old unspoiled wilderness.
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Old 01-27-2007, 08:26 PM
 
Location: Northern MN
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Midnite has it right..the only difference is, of course, no mountains to gaze at, and a ton more libbys to listen to. NW isn't so bad, but the rest of the state is wandering away from the ideals of the "rurals" that live here.
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Old 02-10-2007, 07:22 PM
 
Location: ST PAUL, MN
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Well I have been to all of the lower 48 ~ the only 2 places I haven't been is Alaska ( which is where I'm planning to move to in the summer '07 ) and Hawaii...


But from all that I've heard about and pics I have seen on the Kenai / Sterling area it is just like living in MN... Except Alaska is warmer !!!!!

Delanyland is right about MN wandering ~ in my opinion wandered period never to return to the "rurals"....

I have also spent alot of time in the " UP " Upper Peninsula of Mich. I would agree that is also like Kenai and Sterling areas....

There are parts of Northern South Dakota that have high cliff areas and winding no man roads that can look and "feel" alot like Alaska in the summer time ...

All in all if you looking for an Alaskan look alike; most of the Northern states that border Canada, from Washington to Maine have fantastically beautiful areas to visit with lots of different wildlife...

But by all means don't rule out the Eastern Southern states, Virginia, Kentucky, Tenn, ect.... I could name them all but then that would defeat the propose.... *smile*
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Old 02-27-2008, 02:59 AM
 
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I see this is an older post, but I just signed up today. I lived for awhile in AK (SE) and traveled Jun, Sit, Anch-Sew-F.B. via car two summers ago. Currently in the Midwest and have traveled fairly extensively in U.S. ... and planned a huge trip which I ended up not taking for NZ. Anyway... from all that, I'd say that ME - along the ATL coast and the U.P. of MI are similar to AK in their rocky coastlines, deep cold waters, emotionally sturdy ppl, rural townships, gorgeous views, and just the "feel" of AK from parts of AK I enjoyed most. I was told NZ was quite like AK if not more beautiful... that would be difficult to imagine, but everyone has his or her own opinion. And I believe there is truly no place like AK... it can put the soul on edge and at-ease all in the same breath.
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:45 PM
 
Location: Wasilla, Alaska
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Minnesota is nothing like Alaska, neither is Vermont or Michigan. The closest thing the lower-48 has that comes close to Alaska, at least in appearance, is Glacier National Park in Montana. They've got the trees (although different types), wildlife, and mountains.

Even then the Rockies are tiny by comparison. There is certainly nothing east of Colorado that could come close to matching Alaska's appearance, and only very isolated pockets west of Colorado.
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Old 02-27-2008, 06:02 PM
 
Location: Bethel, Alaska
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I agree with Glitch, theres nothing else like it, not even the Rockies in the states. The places I've been to are either the desert or plains.
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Old 02-27-2008, 06:48 PM
 
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Having spent several years living in various parts of Alaska, even more years in various other US states and a couple of years in other countries, I would have to agree that there is absolutely no place like Alaska. Even if you find a place that LOOKS like it, and some do..., nothing else quite feels like it.
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