S01E01 Before the Freeze
Meet the Kilcher family, who live on a 600-acre homestead in Alaska. With another brutal winter approaching, and bears having killed two of the family's cattle, they are forced to pin all of their hopes...
Alaska: The Last Frontier
Overview
Centers on the Kilcher family and their community outside Homer, Alaska. Begun by patriarch Yule Kilcher who immigrated from Europe during WWII, and currently led by his sons, Otto and Atz Kilcher (singer Jewel's father) the family have lived on their land for four generations. The show also features the homesteaders who live nearby and interact with the Kilchers.
Episodes
S01E02 Fueling the Fire
The first storm of winter approaches as the family races to finish preparing for the next eight months; Atz herds cattle across flooded glacial rivers.
S01E03 Snow, Cold and Darkness
The storms hit earlier than expected; search for a newborn calf and its mother; Otto builds shelter for his herd.
S01E04 Dead Of Winter
Desperate for food, the Kilchers struggle to get through a harsh winter.
S01E05 Spring Has Sprung
Spring arrives and the family deals with a rogue hen and hunts for food.
S01E06 Cattle Drive
The family battles danger to drive their cattle to the summer pasture.
S01E08 The River Wild
The Kilchers call in favors to help build a fence before the high tide.
S01E09 Something's Fishy
The Kilchers fish for the hundreds of pounds of fish needed over winter.
S01E10 Legend Of "Terrible Island"
Atz Lee and Eiven travel to "Terrible Island" to hunt deer.
S01E11 Fall Feast
Fall arrives and the Kilchers scramble to finish their winter preparations.
S01E12 Life According To Otto
Otto's sense of humor and ingenuity inspire his family and neighbors.
S01E13 Homestead Innovations
The Kilchers must not only reuse and recycle, but also reinvent.
Cast
Atz Kilcher
Self
Atz Lee Kilcher
Self
Otto Kilcher
Self
Charlotte Kilcher
Self
