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Alaska: The Last Frontier
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.
- Cast:
- Atz Kilcher, Atz Lee Kilcher, Otto Kilcher, Charlotte Kilcher
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- Discovery
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 8
Episodes
Episode 1
New Frontiers
2018-10-07 · 43mOtto and his son Eivin's hunt for Ptarmigan ends in disaster; Atz Lee and Jane tour Jane's past and travel to remote Adak Island in search of Caribou; Atz Sr.'s pioneer spirit leads him to an abandoned barge.
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A Predator Strikes
2018-10-14 · 43mOtto and Charlotte defend against the homestead's first predator attacks; Atz Lee and Jane travel to Lake Louise to catch massive lake trout; Atz Sr. renovates his new floating homestead; Eve takes on more work as Eivin recovers from a broken rib.
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Roll Yuletide Roll
2018-10-21 · 43mAtz Lee and Jane rush to aid a fellow homesteader; Atz Sr. searches for a remote spot to anchor his floating homestead; Otto, Eivin and Levi rebuild a homestead hot tub; Charlotte takes extreme measures to protect her herd from predators.
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The Beach Is Burning
2018-10-28 · 43mOtto and Eivin fight to douse a raging coal seam fire on Kilcher beach; Atz Sr. attempts the most unconventional bear hunt of his life; Jane and Charlotte take a girl's day adventure clamming.
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Range Danger
2018-11-04 · 43mOtto creates a calf caboose for his spring cattle drive at the Head of the Bay; Atz Lee and Jane bring sustainable power to their remote cabin; Atz Sr. builds a smoker to preserve the meat from his epic hunt; Levi renovates his childhood cabin.
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A Bridge and a Bear
2018-11-11 · 43mAtz Lee builds a bridge and encounters a predator in the backcountry. Otto's hay season nearly comes to a halt when a broken tractor forces him to get creative.
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A Yuletide Thanksgiving
2018-11-18 · 43mThe Kilcher family takes Thanksgiving to Atz Sr.'s floating homestead, the Yuletide; steeped in family tradition, each person brings something special to share, from homestead dishes to the dinner table itself.
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To Live Or Die On Perl Island
2018-11-25 · 43mAtz Lee journeys to Perl Island to build a homestead for a friend; tempers flare as Otto, Eivin and Levi work to move an old workshop cabin to Otto's property; Tela constructs a fence for a surprise horse for her children.
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Earning Seven
2018-12-02 · 43mSinger Jewel Kilcher throws her son a coming-of-age celebration on the Yuletide; Atz Lee battles worsening weather to help Grady build a homestead on Perl Island.
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Calling All Kilchers
2018-12-09 · 43mThe Kilchers mobilize a major sea/land effort to help finish Grady's Perl Island cabin build, under threat of the approaching remnants of a typhoon; Charlotte and August build a cat patio to keep their house cats from killing the local animals.
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Coming Of Age
2018-12-16 · 43mCharlotte and August build a cat patio to keep their house cats from killing the local animals.
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Holly Jolly Homesteading
2018-12-23 · 43mThis Christmas, it's the first-ever Couples Secret Santa; the Kilchers film themselves crafting inventive homemade gifts.
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Hill Country Hunt
2018-12-30 · 43mAtz Lee and Atz Sr. take Jane on an epic hunt on horseback in the foothills; Eivin builds a one-of-a-kind motorized cart for Findlay; and Otto, Charlotte, and August race to repair a fence breach after their cattle escape.
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Wind and a Prayer
2019-01-06 · 43mOtto and Levi bring wind power to the remote cabin; Atz Lee and Jane help homesteader Mike re-purpose a city house into a cabin; Tela gets help from the Kilchers as she struggles to fix her dry spring; August moves back home on his 21st birthday.
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Thrill of the Hunt
2019-01-13 · 43mThe fall cattle roundup takes an electrifying turn when a horse gets tangled in electric wire; Eivin and Levi go on a rock-climbing expedition to secure access to a valuable, new hunting ground; Atz Sr. takes Bonnie on an epic hunting date.
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Collision Course
2019-01-20 · 43mOtto and August radio Eivin for rescue after facing an emergency at sea; Atz Sr. must choose between living on the Yuletide and returning to the family homestead; Atz Lee puts Jane's homesteading skills to the test with a wilderness scavenger hunt.
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High and Dry
2019-01-27 · 43mWith the Constructor dead in the water, it's up to Otto and his crew of family and friends to save the invaluable boat for future use; Eivin takes novice hunter Levi on a last-chance hunt to Shuyak Island to stockpile deer meat for winter.
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Atz Lee Kilcher
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Otto Kilcher
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Charlotte Kilcher
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