Port Protection is home to the few who have left behind normal society and chosen a different life in a remote Alaskan community, where survival of the individuals and community cannot sustain without the other. The stakes are high. The land is rugged and unforgiving and the seas which surround Port Protection are cold and merciless. With risk comes a reward more profound than mere survival: a world of beauty and freedom with the security of community and without the constraints of bureaucracy. In Port Protection there are no clear roads to survival, inhabitants must carve one themselves.
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Profiles of some of the men who choose to live off the grid in the unspoiled wilderness, where dangers like mudslides, falling trees and bears are all part of everyday life.
Forty-foot waves, 700 pound crab pots, freezing temperatures and your mortality staring you in the face…it's all in a day's work for these modern day prospectors. During each episode we will watch crews race to meet their quota and make it home safely.
In the frontier town of Nome, Alaska, there’s a gold rush on. But you've never seen gold mining like this before — here, the precious metal isn't found in the ground. It’s sitting in the most unlikely of places: the bottom of the frigid, unpredictable Bering Sea. And there are a handful of people willing to risk it all to bring it to the surface.
Viewers go deep into an Alaskan winter to meet six tough and resilient residents as they try to stay one step ahead of storms and man-eating beasts to make it through to spring. The closest neighbor to Sue Aikens is more than 300 miles away. Eric Salitan subsists solely on what he hunts and forages. Chip and Agnes Hailstone catch fish for currency in bartering for supplies, and Andy and Kate Bassich use their pack of sled dogs for transportation.
After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.
In each episode, two different world class chefs are dropped into the wilderness where they’ll embark on a grueling and unprecedented mission – survive and forage enough wild ingredients to create a restaurant worthy, five-star meal.
Flying Wild Alaska is a documentary television series that aired on Discovery Channel in 2011 and 2012. The show features the Tweto family from Unalakleet, Alaska who run the Alaska airline Era Alaska. They operate the hub operations from Unalakleet. The show also features other segments from their bases in Barrow, Deadhorse, and other places.
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.
Hidden deep in the wilderness of Alaska is the toughest town in America: McCarthy. Only 42 residents brave the extreme conditions. They are mavericks, trailblazers, risk takers and rabble rousers, all trying to escape their past by surviving at the end of America.
Deep in the Alaskan wilderness lives a newly discovered family who was born and raised wild. Billy Brown, his wife Ami and their seven grown children – 5 boys and 2 girls – are so far removed from civilization that they often go six to nine months of the year without seeing an outsider. They’ve developed their own accent and dialect, refer to themselves as a "wolf pack," and at night, all nine sleep together in a one-room cabin. Simply put, they are unlike any other family in America. Recently, according to the Browns, the cabin where they lived for years was seized and burned to the ground for being in the wrong location on public land.
Follow the lives of ambitious miners as they head north in pursuit of gold. With new miners, new claims, new machines and new ways to pull gold out of the ground, the stakes are higher than ever. But will big risks lead to an even bigger pay out?
Following an elite crew of workers-- brakemen, engineers, construction crews, mechanics and train drivers – Railroad Alaska illustrates the battle against ferocious weather and treacherous terrain to keep the State of Alaska’s critical 500-mile long railroad rolling to deliver life sustaining supplies. From controlled avalanches to prevent catastrophe, to fascinating characters, like Jim James, the one-handed handy man, learn what it takes to keep this train on track.
In Alaska is a region known as the Triangle - 200,000 unforgiving miles where more people go missing per capita than anywhere else on earth. ALASKA MONSTERS follows a team of native outdoorsmen as they take on the challenge of exploring the Triangle's treacherous terrain to prove native monsters are linked to these disappearances.
In the desolate outreaches of Bristol Bay, Alaska, the most competitive fishing season on Earth takes place throughout four short weeks. 1,800 captains and their crews draw the battle lines to help save Alaska's ecosystem by reeling in a massive sockeye salmon payday. With potential fortune swimming just below the surface, five captains prepare to battle the unforgiving bay, the battering ram of boats jockeying for position and the law, which strictly monitors the season with recon choppers and police squads. On the bay, fishing for the nearly 44 million salmon is necessary for the environment, and arm of the law is long, tempers are short and every single decision is the difference between drawing a huge income and settling for pennies.
In 1980, the U.S. government banned new human occupation in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, a protected area, home to thousands of native animals and pristine terrain spanning roughly the size of South Carolina. Currently, only a handful of families spread across seven permitted cabins are allowed to remain in the refuge. Within less than 100 years, all remaining permits will reach expiration, and there will be no human presence left.
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Power & Ice introduces viewers to the brave men who maintain and build the remote and rugged Alaskan power grid. The series follows three fiercely competitive line companies as they battle freezing temperatures, devastating storms and zero visibility to bring power to people whose lives depend on a constant flow of electricity. The highly skilled employees of Alaska Line Builders, Electric Power Constructors and City Electric will compete for the life-threatening big-money jobs found only in the 49th State. These men work in a dog-eat-dog world, but they get a charge from putting their lives on the line.
Alaska is known for its great beauty and inspirational landscapes. However, it is equally as notorious for its rugged terrain, brutal winters and remote locations. Still, like everywhere, life goes on in Alaska throughout the dead of winter. Everyday tasks often become extraordinary challenges. But, with the help of colossal equipment and machines, residents are able to not only endure, but thrive and enjoy among the sub-zero temperatures, steep mountainous terrain and fragile–sometimes deadly–ice. New Science Channel series Alaska Mega Machines examines the science behind how these machines are engineered for survival in the last frontier.
Doomsday Preppers is an American reality television series that airs on the National Geographic Channel. Dräger Equipment, Wise Food Storage Company and the United States Gold Bureau are sponsors of the show.
Five family-run mining camps risk everything in the hope of hitting the paystreak. Working grueling days under the midnight sun, the crews give it their all to battle the elements ... and each other.
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10 episodes • 2015Avg: 6.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Between Water and Wolves | Jul 19, 2015 | 0.5 |
| 2 | The Axeman Cometh | Jul 26, 2015 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Out of Luck | Aug 2, 2015 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Dead Standing | Aug 9, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Widow-Maker | Aug 16, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Tree vs. Truck | Aug 23, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Broken Lines | Aug 30, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Devil's Club | Sep 6, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Predator Prevention | Sep 13, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Looking for Blood | Sep 20, 2015 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2016
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Days Coming | Apr 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2 | First Kill | Apr 25, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Legends In The Woods | May 2, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Rough Waters | May 9, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Odyssey | May 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Long Road | May 30, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Shell-Shocked | Jun 2, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Collapse | Jun 6, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Tiny Terrors | Jun 13, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The End of the End | Jun 20, 2016 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2020
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cost of Paradise | Feb 18, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Company of Wolves | Feb 25, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Trial by Fire | Mar 3, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Crusher | Mar 10, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Dangerous Grounds | Mar 17, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Eyes of the Forest | Mar 24, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 7 | New Blood | Mar 31, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Dark Days | Apr 7, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Blood and Snow | Apr 14, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Playing with Fire | Apr 21, 2020 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2021
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Place Like Home | Jan 12, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Cry Wolf | Jan 19, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Power of One | Jan 26, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Chasing Ghosts | Feb 2, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Wise Guys | Feb 9, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Water Works | Feb 16, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 7 | No Pain | Feb 23, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Troubled Waters | Mar 2, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Do or Die | Mar 10, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 10 | On the Edge | Mar 16, 2021 | 0.0 |
14 episodes • 2022
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rising from the Ashes | Jan 18, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Float-House Resurrection | Jan 25, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Locked and Loaded | Feb 1, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bear Hunt Revisited | Mar 8, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Fortune Favors the Bold | Mar 16, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Kill Shot | Mar 22, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Breaking Ground | Mar 2, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Swimming Dead | Mar 8, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Halibut, Hoist and Home | Mar 15, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Hunter and His Dog | Apr 22, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Trolling Hard | Apr 29, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Through Hell or High Water | Apr 5, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Squibb Game | Apr 12, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 14 | A Winter's Feast | Apr 19, 2022 | 0.0 |
16 episodes • 2023
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Perfect Bear | Jan 11, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Everything Eats Each Other | Jan 18, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sink House | Jan 25, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Loading for Bear | Feb 1, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Uphill Battle | Feb 7, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Deadwood | Feb 7, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Alaskan Gothic | Feb 21, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 8 | A Run at the Kings | Feb 28, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 9 | It Gets Shallow Fast | Mar 7, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Treasure and Hunters | Mar 14, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Apex Predator | Mar 21, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Wolfpack | Mar 28, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Huntress and the Greenhorn | Apr 4, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Grandpa's Pot | Apr 11, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Last Flat Day | Apr 18, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 16 | This Must Be the Place | Apr 25, 2023 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2024
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Days are Over | Apr 6, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Packing Heat | Mar 13, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Still Icy | Mar 19, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Tree of Death | Mar 26, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Professor Chainsaw | Apr 2, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Beaver Trap | Apr 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Any Blood Will Do | Apr 16, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Chaos Always | Apr 23, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Rode Hard and Put Away Wet | Apr 30, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Don't Look Back | May 7, 2024 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2025
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What We Lack in Hygiene | Mar 11, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Wet Future | Jun 9, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Plenty of Fish | Jun 16, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Walk the Lines | Jun 23, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Dog Show | Jun 30, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 6 | We Can Do Hard Things | Jul 7, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 7 | It’s All Uphill From Here | Jul 14, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Natural Selection | Jul 21, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Another Day in Paradise | Jul 28, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Burn It All | Aug 4, 2025 | 0.0 |