That is why so many people run up there work during tourists season and then back to the lower 48. Brother said the owner of the boat he went fishing on lived in North Carolina . Very telling!!!!
Its quite normal for it to be that way, winter is terribly long unless you actually make a thriving income during it.
I have lived here since 1992 and I dread the upcoming 6 months of winter.
But I refuse to travel outside the state, especially knowing that jobs are much much worse in the lower 48, my job pays well and I will stay with it even if it kills me, why?
Because there isn’t anything else any better, thats a fact. Not for me at my age.