Amid the long days of the arctic summer, Alaskans must learn new ways to survive and re-learn old lessons of generations past.

For those living in the Arctic, the endless summer daylight must be used efficiently if they wish to survive the impending winter.

As daylight feels unending across Alaska, its residents use every means possible to secure their livelihood in hopes for a prosperous winter.

Alaskans work to gather newly available resources with the spring season underway.

Alaskans must take advantage of the endless summer daylight to secure resources and repair vital equipment before the freeze returns.

The spring thaw in Alaska ushers in a new season, new opportunities and new challenges.

With the first signs of winter already showing, Alaskans must make use of the last days of sunlight to secure food and shelter for their survival.

With winter bearing down on the Arctic, Alaskans scramble to prepare for the cold months that lie ahead.

With dark winter quickly approaching, Alaskans must face their inner demons, and prepare themselves to battle against the dying of the light.

Amidst a global pandemic, Alaskans will face unprecedented challenges during the brief summer months as they prepare for the coming winter.

As the warm season comes to an end, Alaskans maneuver through the rivers and sloughs to harvest fresh food for the winter ahead.

In the Arctic, Alaskans rely on the surrounding waterways to provide quick transportation and valuable resources throughout the warm summer months.

With only a brief window between breakup and winter, Alaskans scramble to complete chores that will make life easier when the deep chill returns.

With warm conditions in the Arctic, Alaskans brave the land and waterways to hunt for fresh food and gather supplies to improve their homesteads.

With summer waning, Alaskans must prepare their bodies and minds for what lies ahead.

The Hailstone family rushes to prepare camp for a possible storm; winds jeopardize Sue's camp and livelihood; as goose season opens, Ricko teaches his daughter to hunt; Glenn heads out to replenish his family's meat supply.

Sue rips out her old kitchen to build a new one; the Hailstones go picking for vegetables; Ricko goes fishing with his kids; Jessie goes beaver hunting.

In Alaska, summer is spent preparing for what lies ahead; the Hailstones spend a night on the water; Sue Aikens battles river currents to source coal; Ricko DeWilde secures food with nets made by his late mother; Jessie Holmes gathers firewood.

As summer turns to fall, Alaskans go to great lengths to accumulate food and supplies before the landscape plunges into a monthslong frozen darkness.

Alaskans must maximize the longer summer days in the Arctic before the freeze returns.

With the first signs of winter already showing, Alaskans must make use of the last days of sunlight to secure food and shelter for their survival.

Fall season in the Arctic means the final preparation is in full swing for the long winter months ahead. In Kavik, Sue sets off on a quest for food to survive the coming freeze. In Eagle, Andy and Kate race to get their fish wheel turning before the chum salmon run hits. With their annual caribou hunt on the horizon, the Hailstones build a cache to store their meat for the season. And in Chandalar, Glenn sets out on the most critical hunt of his year as he hopes to harvest a moose that will yield nearly six months’ worth of meat.

In Eagle, Andy constructs snares to maintain his food supply. In Wiseman, Erik and Martha cut up their last moose quarter and use salvaged supplies to construct a smokehouse.

As winter begins to fade and signs of spring appear, Alaskans must start to store supplies.

Spring is on the horizon, and the Alaskans prepare for the coming months as winter ends.