RM>> Often those places are only accessible by a plane that can
  >> land on water to get their supplies delivered in warmer months.

MP>IIRC, there are places in Alaska that face similar challenges.  I imagine
  >that it fosters a different sense of community than some of us realize.

Yes, I'd say so, although I know people who were working in places
like that as teachers and such and a big problem is that the kids
all can't wait to move out of areas like that into the big bad world..

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