Holling decides to go back to school to get his high school equivalency certificate. Marilyn goes on an adventure in Seattle and Joel is worried for her safety so he…

After breaking his nose, twice, Joel and Maggie have a wild fling in her barn. Chris saves Maurice’s life, a debt that he is set on repaying. After witnessing that…

Maggie forgets about having sex with Joel. Holling and Ruth-Anne go out to find a Siberian Tit, a bird rarely seen in Alaska. Ed’s uncle arranges a marriage for Ed;…

Maurice sulks over what he believes is an unflattering photo taken by Holling, Maggie worries about needing glasses and getting old, and Joel tries to explain Chris’ uncanny appeal to…

Maggie and Joel are forced to rough it when her plane is forced down by mechanical problems, and Shelly receives a visit from her former best friend, who is seeking…

Maggie becomes convinced that the stray dog that’s adopted her is Rick reincarnated. Maurice tries to convince Marilyn to join him in a multi-million dollar scheme to produce and market…

On Halloween Joel hits his head, presaging a visit from his twin brother Jules. Chris and Ed set out to meet a criminal from Chris’ hometown in West Virginia, and…

Chris’ discovery of the frozen body of a Napoleonic Frenchman raises many questions for Joel, has Maurice dreaming of the economic benefits for Cicely, Shelly worrying over fertility and Holling…

Joel’s former fiancé Elaine, now a widow, comes to visit. Chris’ half-brother Bernard returns just as Chris is having dreams of Africa. The reclusive Adam takes a job with Holling…

Joel decides to explore the fascination of hunting by accompanying Chris and Holling on their annual pilgrimage. Ed becomes worried and over solicitous when he learns that Ruth-Anne is seventy-five…

A stranded bus of carnival performers brings romance to Marilyn, doubts about her future to Maggie, the mysteries of magic to Chris, and a break to the studious Joel; Shelly…

The holidays in Cicely see Joel experimenting with an unfamiliar Christmas tree, a clumsy Maggie suddenly left alone, Shelly pining for the religious pageantry of her childhood, and Maurice meeting…

Maurice hires a colorful but questionable new investigative reporter for his newspaper, Maggie tries to enlighten Joel about the “”talking”” trees, and Chris becomes a co-owner of the Brick when…

Joel agrees, under pressure from Marilyn, to be adopted by a grateful village elder, but wonders if he’ll survive. Maggie becomes concerned when Holling shuts down the Brick while Shelly’s…

The death of his uncle sends Holling out to his still and into an orgy of self-doubt, Joel feels isolated as he searches for proof of other Jews in Alaska,…

Maggie receives an unexpected visit and some unwanted news from her mother. Meanwhile, Chris searches everywhere for just the right cow to fling for his conceptual art piece and Joel…

The mayoral incumbent, Holling, faces opposition from an old friend with a long memory. Chris grows eloquent over the democratic process. Ed worries over casting his first vote. Election commissioners…

The death of an old friend sends Maurice and Holling packing off into the snowy wilderness to bury him at No-Name Point. But the way is hard, including an unexpected…

The hypochondriac, Eve comes to town to ask about her latest symptoms, but Joel is preoccupied with the ghost of a lonely old soul haunting his cabin. Maurice receives a…

An abandoned baby gets attention from the whole town and helps awaken Adam’s paternal instincts while Shelly’s life is unsettled by a visit from her youthful, giddy mother and her…

As spring blossoms, Shelly suffers from a skin rash, Holling gives away eggs, Joel gets a new outlook on patient care from a tribal medicine man and Maggie experiences a…

Maurice becomes curious about the influx of Japanese tourists to the area during the Northern Lights, Holling sets out to discover if Jesse the bear is really dead, and Maggie…

Joel foresees sophisticated delights when he travels to Juneau for a medical conference but winds up with good old Maggie, meanwhile back in Cicely, Chris finds himself tongue-tied with the…

As their wedding approaches, Adam debates with Joel about women and Eve lets a gung-ho Shelly take over the wedding plans as she worries about more important matters. Maggie and…

Joel meets an old man who’s returned to Cicely after many years. The man tells him the story of two remarkable women, Roslyn and Cicely, whom transformed the town into…

As spring blossoms, Shelly suffers from a skin rash, Holling gives away eggs, Joel gets a new outlook on patient care from a tribal medicine man and Maggie experiences a…

Maurice becomes curious about the influx of Japanese tourists to the area during the Northern Lights, Holling sets out to discover if Jesse the bear is really dead, and Maggie…

The aurora borealis causes the residents of Cicely to swap their dreams, exposing secrets. Maggie has Holling’s dream about being a cab driver in Quebec, driving his overbearing father around….

Joel foresees sophisticated delights when he travels to Juneau for a medical conference but winds up with good old Maggie, meanwhile back in Cicely, Chris finds himself tongue-tied with the…

A musician tries to stop Maurice from storing, in his safe, a 1.6 million-dollar violin he’s just bought as an investment. Maggie becomes obsessed with ridding her house of dust…

As their wedding approaches, Adam debates with Joel about women and Eve lets a gung-ho Shelly take over the wedding plans as she worries about more important matters. Maggie and…

The ranger from up in the fire tower asks for Joel when he is distraught over losing his current job. Joel talks him down, but after 15 years of being…

Ruth-Anne and Walt take the long way back home when they pick up a couple of oak display cases; however they run into vehicle trouble. Before giving birth, Shelly goes…

Joel meets an old man who’s returned to Cicely after many years. The man tells him the story of two remarkable women, Roslyn and Cicely, whom transformed the town into…

Joel discovers that his friends consider him remiss about entertaining them, so he plans a dinner party; later he worries about potential food poisoning. Holling tells Shelly that he is…

Ruth-Anne tries learning Italian, so she can read Dante, and gets some help from Shelly. Walt needs sunlight to overcome his depression, so he gets his light glasses and becomes…

While fishing Joel hooks “Goony,” Cicely’s fabled sea-monster. Ruth-Anne takes Chris’s motorcycle ride when customer demands get to be too much for her, then she joins a middle-aged motorcycle gang…

Maurice’s home catches fire and after it’s extinguished there is a danger of asbestos, so he takes some space at Holling and Shelly’s place. Later when Holling won’t accept any…

Ed tells one person about the fact that he saw Ruth-Anne and Walt together and later she tells him about the relationship but doesn’t want it to get around so…

Ron and Erick are getting married but the preparations are driving them apart. Holling undercuts another caterer for the wedding reception, but when he realizes the cost of the ingredients,…