Homesteading in Alaska; A modern 21st Century Perspective

“So you wanna’ live out in the backwoods of Alaska, away from civilization and the trappings of a modern society?”

Even though there isn’t any more State-sponsored Homesteading going-on in Alaska; it doesn’t mean that homesteading up here is forgotten. There are still many people that are choosing to live out in the furthest reaches of Alaska, than what one would suspect.

Here are some startling facts to digest:

50% of all lands contained within the borders of Alaska are owned by the Federal and State Governments. Another 40% are owned by the various Native Tribal Corporations. That leaves a scant 10% of land that is actually owned by other Alaskans. It’s still a large junk of real-estate, but the keyword to remember is: Remote.

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