I love Alaska!!! But right now it is 11:30AM and the sun just came up. It'll set in another 3 hours. In 3 weeks we're down to 1.5 hours of "sun".
You're right, the coastal region is warmer, has a little more light...but my job is here (for now until that retirement date) so I can't/won't move.
The long nights over the winter get me down, the long days in the summer make me irritable. It's just me, the state is great!!!
I retire in a few years and I'm looking to buy a house or property in the next year or so...hence the thread.