The winters would be tough. It sounds like a very nice place for your family. Juneau is a nostalgic place for me. I have pictures of my younger self in my dress whites (Enlisted navy)barefooted standing on a chunk of floating ice in front of the Mendenhall glacier. Maybe I am not remembering the name correctlty? A bunch of us went out there together and took turns on this impromtu photo op. It was great port visit on the way to the worlds fair in Vancouver. A cruise through the inland passage is highly recommended by Rustico, not necessarily in a haze gray destroyer.