Dona Agosti, born and raised in Donnelly, Minnesota, studied journalism at the University of Minnesota and lived for various periods in Hollywood, Minneapolis, New York City, Denve...view moreDona Agosti, born and raised in Donnelly, Minnesota, studied journalism at the University of Minnesota and lived for various periods in Hollywood, Minneapolis, New York City, Denver, and Berlin, Germany. She and her husband, Lino, moved to Alaska in 1959 with their three daughters, Jan, Ann, and Tam, and subsequently had four more children--all boys: Jon, Tim, Tom, and Dave. Dona’s oldest daughter, Nancy, grew up in Los Angeles. Dona loved the Alaska outdoors, was an avid backpacker, and enjoyed cross-country skiing. She served as hiking chair for the Mountaineering Club of Alaska for 10 years and led extended wilderness hikes. Dona covered more than 2,600 miles and then authored The High Country Backpacker. Dona loved spending time at the remote log cabin the family built outside of the town of Talkeetna.view less