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Acknowledgments This book would not be possible without the generous support of many, many Alaskans. Professionally, special thanks are due to Michelle Theriault Boots, who helped me develop the concept of a family travel guide over cup after cup of coffee; Jamie Gonzales, a dedicated editor who brought me back from the edge of word panic, time after time; James Engelhardt and the entire University of Alaska Press editing and production team, who helped this new author navigate the publishing process start to finish. Additional thanks to Justin Matley for his excellent illustrations and Scott McMurren for constant family-travel evangelism. Gratitude is also owed to those within the travel and tourism industry, whose time and energy toward embracing the concept of family travel has made such a difference for parents choosing to bring children into the Last Frontier; I am proud to know you. Personally, the children who contributed adorable quotes and the parents who offered practical suggestions and photos deserve my thanks. Sometimes travel is best accomplished as a village, and your honest appraisals of Alaska’s communities and environment were indeed valuable. Thanks to the J. Williams, Keller, Roll, Knechtel, Manning, Field, Musselman, McGovern, Bauer-Lundberg, Timms, Whitt, Aist, Newell, Gonzales, Tyler, Thompson, Van Doorne, Mund, R. Williams, Zadra, and Lang families. Finally, I could not have written one word of this book without three guys in my life who schlepped every mile of this journey by my side, all ix