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Juneau is Alaska's capital... you can't get there by road. Southeast Alaska is sandwiched between the rugged coastal mountain range and the Pacific Ocean. Constructing roads between many of the towns and cities of SE Alaska is prohibitivily expensive and sometimes impossible. Only three towns (Haines, Skagway, and Hyder) in the SE Panhandle are connected to a roadway to the lower 48 states (often called "down south"). Access to the rest is only by air or by sea. Cruise ships plying the Inside Passage bring thousands of visitors to SE Alaska and Juneau almost every day between May and September.
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Alaska's capital city, Juneau, is one of the few major destinations in America with drive-up glaciers. Locals get their cars stuck four wheeling on the beach—in snow, not sand. With a population of 30,000, Juneau's ferries stay busy shuttling back and forth to the mainland, cruising the marine highway for want of a paved road connecting the city to the state. Gold brought visitors to the area in the late 19th century—now visitors bring the gold that helps keep this isolated region bustling. In addition to an array of cultural and artistic offerings, Juneau has a range of natural curiosities (like Glacier Gardens) to appease the traveler.
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Juneau Law Firm maintains a statewide practice, servicing the legal needs of local individuals and international corporations in courtrooms all across Louisiana. The firm’s office is located in Lafayette, a thriving city in the heart of Cajun country. Lafayette offers a unique combination of small town attributes and big city amenities. It is known for its friendly people, casual southern hospitality, and outstanding restaurants. It is home to the second-largest university in the state, headquarters the Gulf of Mexico's oil and gas exploration industry, and provides cutting-edge medical care to the residents of the region known as Acadiana. Lafayette is conveniently situated in the center of the state, at the intersection of two major interstate highways, placing the firm’s attorneys within easy driving distance of New Orleans, Shreveport, and Houston, as well as all of Louisiana’s parish courthouses.
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Juneau, the Dodge County seat, is located on highway 26, less than an hours drive from Milwaukee or from Madison. The Wild Goose State Trail runs directly through the city, offering hiking and bicycling. You can stop for refreshments at local convenience stores or restaurants. A new park, just adjacent to the trail, is a fine place to rest, camp or take a shower. The park is located north of Center Street or south of Home Road (... County DF). The southern end of the 34-mile nature trail starts just 4 miles south of Juneau on Highway 60.
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Juneau is ... served by television and radio. Juneau's major television affiliates are KTOO (PBS), KATH-LP (NBC) and KJUD (ABC)-(KIMO retransmission). The Juneau-Douglas High School also has a program with KTOO airing one hour a week during the school year produced entirely by students with the help of Ryan Conarro, "the DL (Down Low)"
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Juneau was founded as a gold-mining camp in 1880. It became Alaska territorial capital in 1900, home of the Legislature in 1912 and Alaska state capital in 1959 upon statehood. There's no highway access to rest of Alaska or to Canadian provinces. It's the home of University of Alaska Southeast.
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