The Final Frontiersman : Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness
by James Campbell

Heimo is from Appleton, WI and one day in the 1970's he headed north to Alaska and never looked back.

The author (who just happens to be Heimo's cousin) claims Heimo lives more remotely than any other person in Alaska.  He is one of only seven hunter-trappers with a permit to live in the 19.5-million-acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Korth lives with his wife and two daughters 130 miles above the Arctic Circle, the only settlers for more than 500 miles (250 miles from the nearest road).

This is a real page turner.  I always dreamed of giving it all up and moving North. Heimo did it and has a great story to share.

The Beav