Good link to Talkeetna, Rap. Talkeetna was my favorite town in my recent trip to the vicinity. Stained wood siding, rather than paint, on the houses so they kind of glow, wide streets, interesting Roadhouse, lots of trees, 3 hours from Denali National Park, 3 hours from Anchorage, 24-hour daylight, not as many mosquitoes as I ran into in other places, three rivers...

Incidentally, the Fairview Inn mentioned in the link is not open at this point. Something to do with a lawsuit, I was told.