I asked our late friend Dennis Neill that a few years ago, and before he answered that question, he said he wanted to think on it. Unfortunately, he never got around to aswering that question.
I received a nice note from his wife Faith this past week that included Dennis' obit and his highlights. Moving to Alaska was one.
Can you Alaskans tell someone from the SE lower 48, "What does it mean to you to be Alaskan?". Independent? Pioneering spirit?