Originally Posted by SpokaneCY 
I spent 2 years at Eielson near Fairbanks and the coldest winter I spent in Fairbanks is when I got on the plane when it was 30 below and stepped off in DSM where it was 20 above and wet. Never been so cold in all my life as I was in Iowa that Christmas.
Summers were tough too since you could go all night and into the wee hours of the morning with sunlight.
Where abouts are you up there?
I love the 24 hour daylight during the summer.
I live on the west coast of Alaska; Nome. My house is 12 miles from town. We are not connected to municpal power so I rely on a diesel generator for electricty. In addition, there is no telephone service (land lines or cell phones) where my house is located. I have yet to turn my furnance on this winter. I stoke up the wood stove in the morning and again in the evening to heat my house. There aren't any trees in this region (tundra) so I cut up pallets and burn them in the wood stove.
Some of the things that I really enjoy about living where I do:
I've never locked my house; I don't even know where the house keys are. Ditto for my pick-up truck.
The abundance of wildlife; moose, caribou, reindeer, and musk ox all visit the area around my house.
I never have to worry about crowds or long lines.
