How many of us have longed to chuck it al and run off to some far corner of the earth to start an entirely new life filled with unknown adventures and impossible challenges? This is the story of a couple who did. Leaving the security of a small Midwestern town occupied by their ancestors for generations, they followed a twisted path which eventually landed them and their five children in Talkeetna, Alaska. Alone and surrounded by strangers who were not all that anxious to welcome them, they nevertheless managed to form new friendships, establish new careers, and grow to love their new home surrounded by the beauty of Alaska and its people.