Atz Kilcher

[4] Because the local elementary school was beyond walking distance for the children, the Kilcher siblings were homeschooled by their mother, Ruth, until they reached their teens.

[4] In high school, Atz was an athlete, competing in skiing, basketball, wrestling, and cross country.

His mother Ruth and the children helped work the homestead while Yule traveled for months at a time to Juneau as a state Senator.

[7] He and his daughter, Jewel Kilcher, in her early life, travelled the state of Alaska performing his songs and yodeling together.

The show has had 11 seasons as of 2022 and features Atz, his brother Otto, and other family members from the Kilcher clan.