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| caption           = The original 1949 Milepost
| language          = English
| genre             = [[Guidebook]]
| publisher         = [[Morris Communications]]
| pub_date          = 1949
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'''''The Milepost''''' is an extensive [[guide book|guidebook]] covering [[Alaska]], the [[Yukon]], the [[Northwest Territories]], and [[British Columbia]].  It was first published in 1949 as a guide about traveling along the [[Alaska Highway]], often locally referred to as "The ALCAN".<ref name="morris">{{cite web|url=http://morris.com/divisions/mcc_magazines/the_milepost.shtml|title=''The Milepost'' from the website of Morris Communications|access-date=10 August 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207030152/http://morris.com/divisions/mcc_magazines/the_milepost.shtml|archive-date=7 February 2012}}</ref>  It has since expanded to cover all major highways in the northwest corner of [[North America]], including the [[Alaska Marine Highway]].  It is updated annually.

==History==
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Milepost2008cover.jpg|right|thumb|The 2008 edition<br />{{deletable image-caption|Sunday, 10 February 2013}}]] -->''The Milepost'' is packaged and distributed like a [[book]]  (2008 edition: {{ISBN|978-189215431-6}}), but like the [[Yellow Pages]] it includes paid [[advertising]].<ref>[http://www.themilepost.com/media_kit/testimonials.shtml Testimonials from Advertisers from ''The Milepost'' website]</ref> 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 [[Kenai Peninsula]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://milepost.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=62|title=Fairbanks - The Milepost|website=milepost.com|access-date=10 August 2017}}</ref>

==Publishing==
Since 1997 ''The Milepost'' has been published by [[Morris Communications]] and currently shares publishing offices with [[Alaska magazine|''Alaska'' magazine]].<ref name="morris" /> Beginning in 2009, The Milepost is also available in an interactive digital format or download.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://milepost.com/images/media_kit/mp_mediakit_09_email_lr.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714093512/http://milepost.com/images/media_kit/mp_mediakit_09_email_lr.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2011|title=The Milepost media kit|access-date=10 August 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.themilepost.com}}

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