from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

my_map = Basemap(projection='mill', lat_0 = 57, lon_0 = -135,
    resolution = 'h', area_thresh = 0.1,
    llcrnrlon=-136.25, llcrnrlat=56.0,
    urcrnrlon=-134.25, urcrnrlat=57.75)

my_map.drawcoastlines()
my_map.drawcountries()
my_map.fillcontinents(color = 'purple')
my_map.drawmapboundary()

lons = [-135.3318, -134.8331, -134.6572]
lats = [57.0799, 57.0894, 56.2399]
x,y = my_map(lons, lats)
my_map.plot(x, y, 'bo', markersize=10)

labels = ['Sitka', 'Baranof\n  Warm Springs', 'Port Alexander']
x_offsets = [10000, -20000, -25000]
y_offsets = [5000, -50000, -35000]

for label, xpt, ypt, x_offset, y_offset in zip(labels, x, y, x_offsets, y_offsets):
    plt.text(xpt+x_offset, ypt+y_offset, label)

plt.show()

print "I changed the projection to mill and changed the fill contients to the colo purple"