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Who lives in Susitna North? ViPs
- Very Important ViLLAGE Peoples Live in Susitna North and all of beautiful Alaska.
- Village Peoples cherish our natural world and live close to it.
- Talkeetna KTNA Radio
Alaskan people live in Susitna North. There are Native Alaskan People and there are non-Native Alaskan People. Alaskan people comprise the diversity of peoples who call Alaska home. There is a cliche, "Once an Alaskan, always an Alaskan." It is not just a cliche. There are people who visit Alaska. There are people who stay in Alaska.
This website is provided and authored by an Alaskan woman. I have been in Alaska since 2002. I have lived in Tok, Big Lake, Anchorage, Talkeetna, Montana Creek, and Chandalar. I am a nomadic Alaskan. I am wintering 2025 in the Talkeetna Village.
What is Susitna North?
Susitna North, Alaska is an unincorporated census designated place within the Matanuska Susitna Borough in South Central Alaska. It is a wildlife urban interface area North of Willow and South of Trapper Creek and is intercected by AK03, also known as, the George Parks Hwy. The villages within Susitna North include Sunshine, Caswell, Chandalar, Sheep Creek and a "gated community" named Falcon's Ridge.
Please reach back if you have any experience trying to access navigable waters that are blocked by "gates" in Alaska. If you have Interest in the public's right and responsibility regarding the public access to navigable waters in please familiarize yourself with the Alaska Public Trust Doctrine.
Talkeetna Village is a to boarder village and on the South Talkeetna Spur Road. It is a very popular tourism destination. Despite the high density of summer tourism, Talkeetna holds the herself, much as she was. If you would like to visit when the locals are the majority, come in the winter. I would be happy to make you welcome.
There is not a local government or a post office in Susitna North or Talkeetna. There is not a state sign on the highway to announce your arrival or your departure.
What makes the Northern Lights?
People come to Alaska from all over the world to see the Northern Lights. Alaskan Peoples love living under their mysterious beauty as it embelshes the crisp purity of winter white. The Lights are more than pretty and in the sky. The lights are a demonstration of balance being in a process of equalization. The Sun, our star, the planets, every molecule, and atom must rotate in order to exist. Rotation is a process of balance. I wonder if this system of universal balance is posibly disturbed by our scientific endeavors to study our star.
Where is Susitna North?
There are two maps below.
- Traditional Google Map
- Perimeter map with an explanation.
Google Map
This a traditional Google Map link below to Susitna North.
Location Explained
The southern border of Susitna North, Alaska is on the George Parks Highway, AK03, and at the intersection of the Kashwitna River. The Northern border of Susitna North is also on the George Parks Hwy and is the intersection of the southern shoreline of the Big Su River. There are no signs to indicate when you enter or when you exit Susitna North.
Susitna North does not have a dedicated post office or zip code. Mail is delivered by the Willow Post office and therefore Susitna North has been given the same zip code as Willow, Alaska. This can complicate package delivery. The best way to receive a package is to make sure it is only handled by the United States Parcel Service. Fed Ex and other services may claim that they deliver here but most often transfer the parcel to the USPS.
There is significant space between the villages of Susitna North and its neighboring communities. It is distinguishable as itself. Susitna North has two restaurants, a fire station, a hardware store, a gas station and convenience store, a credit union, a small collection of seasonal businesses, and diverse local home based businesses. Talkeetna is the closest village and is very popular in the summer.
The lack of signs and larger services like hotels has preserved and protected Susitna North from the ravages of excess population and tourism. Susitna North is the location many struggling, natural fisheries. It is fortunate that Susitna North has remained natural. Surviving species of anadromous fishes can return as it becomes time and safe for them to repopulate. They are all still coming. here. The numbers indicate that the majority of what remain have sought protection from by catch and other complicating factors.
The map availability is limited.
Why is Susitna North special?
Susitna North is not a typical tourism destination. Most of the people drive by and through without noticing they are in Susitna North
- The earliest written accounts of the public trust doctrine are found in the Institutes of Justinian, a codification of Roman law published in 533 A.D. by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. This document, which addresses the common ownership of natural resources like air, water, and seashores, is considered an early articulation of the public trust principle.
- Alaska has enhanced access that is unknown by many people.
- Respect of personal property and privacy is very important and must be honored.
- Blocking access to navigable waterways is a crime.
Benka Lake Access Blocked
The Community Rallied for their long loved Benka Lake
Friends of Benka Lake
