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97:. The original 1949 edition was a mere 72 pages, by 2014 it had expanded to 752 pages, detailing every place a traveler might eat, sleep, or just pull off the road for a moment on all of the highways of northwestern North America. In addition to the paid ads, descriptions are provided of interesting hikes or side trip drives near the highways, campgrounds, and other public facilities, as well as short histories of most of the settlements on the highways. Newer additions include special sections on selected areas popular with tourists, such as the 101:. It is also exhaustively cross-indexed and maps and charts are provided so that travelers can determine the total driving distance between any two points covered by the guide. 22: 270: 443: 143: 463: 423: 438: 58:, often locally referred to as "The ALCAN". It has since expanded to cover all major highways in the northwest corner of 263: 188: 86: 428: 458: 256: 473: 433: 448: 352: 468: 213: 124:. Beginning in 2009, The Milepost is also available in an interactive digital format or download. 151: 279: 114: 63: 47: 453: 172: 8: 294: 82: 391: 51: 301: 118: 98: 55: 417: 345: 59: 90: 94: 248: 54:. It was first published in 1949 as a guide about traveling along the 35: 338: 39: 241: 43: 21: 78: 415: 264: 117:and currently shares publishing offices with 271: 257: 148:from the website of Morris Communications" 278: 138: 136: 20: 416: 444:Books about the Northwest Territories 252: 133: 173:Testimonials from Advertisers from 77:is packaged and distributed like a 13: 14: 485: 233: 16:Guide book for the Alaska Highway 464:Publications established in 1949 206: 181: 166: 1: 424:1949 establishments in Alaska 127: 104: 439:Books about British Columbia 333:Equine Veterinary Management 7: 66:. It is updated annually. 10: 490: 398:Western Lifestyle Retailer 189:"Fairbanks - The Milepost" 69: 25:The original 1949 Milepost 286: 359:Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar 214:"The Milepost media kit" 353:Gray's Sporting Journal 429:1949 non-fiction books 113:has been published by 26: 459:Morris Communications 280:Morris Communications 115:Morris Communications 64:Alaska Marine Highway 48:Northwest Territories 24: 328:Equestrian Retailer 474:Travel guide books 434:Books about Alaska 386:Quarter Horse News 323:Destination Alaska 154:on 7 February 2012 27: 449:Books about Yukon 411: 410: 381:Performance Horse 308:Barrel Horse News 93:it includes paid 481: 392:Western Horseman 287:Morris Magazines 273: 266: 259: 250: 249: 245: 244: 242:Official website 228: 227: 225: 223: 218: 210: 204: 203: 201: 199: 185: 179: 170: 164: 163: 161: 159: 150:. Archived from 140: 89:), but like the 62:, including the 52:British Columbia 34:is an extensive 489: 488: 484: 483: 482: 480: 479: 478: 469:Roads in Alaska 414: 413: 412: 407: 364:The Horsetrader 302:American Angler 282: 277: 240: 239: 236: 231: 221: 219: 216: 212: 211: 207: 197: 195: 187: 186: 182: 171: 167: 157: 155: 142: 141: 134: 130: 107: 99:Kenai Peninsula 87:978-189215431-6 81:(2008 edition: 72: 17: 12: 11: 5: 487: 477: 476: 471: 466: 461: 456: 451: 446: 441: 436: 431: 426: 409: 408: 406: 405: 400: 395: 388: 383: 378: 373: 366: 361: 356: 349: 342: 335: 330: 325: 320: 315: 310: 305: 298: 290: 288: 284: 283: 276: 275: 268: 261: 253: 247: 246: 235: 234:External links 232: 230: 229: 205: 180: 165: 131: 129: 126: 106: 103: 71: 68: 56:Alaska Highway 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 486: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 421: 419: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 393: 389: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 371: 367: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 354: 350: 348: 347: 346:Georgia Trend 343: 341: 340: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 303: 299: 297: 296: 292: 291: 289: 285: 281: 274: 269: 267: 262: 260: 255: 254: 251: 243: 238: 237: 215: 209: 194: 190: 184: 178: 176: 169: 153: 149: 147: 139: 137: 132: 125: 123: 121: 116: 112: 102: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 67: 65: 61: 60:North America 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 32: 23: 19: 402: 397: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370:The Milepost 369: 368: 363: 358: 351: 344: 337: 332: 327: 322: 317: 312: 307: 300: 293: 220:. Retrieved 208: 196:. Retrieved 193:milepost.com 192: 183: 175:The Milepost 174: 168: 156:. Retrieved 152:the original 146:The Milepost 145: 119: 111:The Milepost 110: 108: 91:Yellow Pages 75:The Milepost 74: 73: 31:The Milepost 30: 29: 28: 18: 454:Directories 313:Boat Broker 109:Since 1997 95:advertising 418:Categories 128:References 105:Publishing 36:guide book 318:Charlotte 222:10 August 198:10 August 158:10 August 38:covering 339:Fly Tyer 122:magazine 376:Orlando 177:website 70:History 295:Alaska 120:Alaska 85:  50:, and 46:, the 42:, the 40:Alaska 403:Where 217:(PDF) 44:Yukon 224:2017 200:2017 160:2017 83:ISBN 79:book 420:: 191:. 135:^ 272:e 265:t 258:v 226:. 202:. 162:. 144:"

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guide book
Alaska
Yukon
Northwest Territories
British Columbia
Alaska Highway
North America
Alaska Marine Highway
book
ISBN
978-189215431-6
Yellow Pages
advertising
Kenai Peninsula
Morris Communications
Alaska magazine


"The Milepost from the website of Morris Communications"
the original
Testimonials from Advertisers from The Milepost website
"Fairbanks - The Milepost"
"The Milepost media kit"
Official website
v
t
e
Morris Communications
Alaska

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