The 49th Estate: President's palace

Ellen Cole has loved living in the Alaska Pacific University president's home, a beautiful building that doubles as an event space for university events. But soon, after 15 years in the house, Cole and her husband, outgoing APU president Doug North, will move on to new lives in upstate New York.

Each week, The 49th Estate takes a look inside a different Alaska home. Alaska Dispatch does not endorse the views or opinions expressed by the subjects of these videos. If you have an interesting Alaska home you think we’d like to see, e-mail jsaul(at)alaskadispatch.com.