America’s Last Frontier

If you have 52 minutes, this is one of the best documentaries I have seen in awhile.

In 1980, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was established in the Alaskan Interior, cutting off 19 million acres of prime boreal wilderness from the mitts of fur trappers, oil tycoons, and would-be lodge owners alike. Only six families of white settlers were grandfathered in and allowed to keep cabins in the refuge—of them, only one still stays there year-round living off the land. His name is Heimo Korth, and he is basically the Omega Man of America’s Final Frontier.