Bill and Lill Fickus talk about their personal histories, their marriage and family life, raising their children, the involvement of their daughters in beauty pageants, Bill's involvement in flying, mining, and guiding, their life at Crevice Creek, how equipment was transported to Bettles, the story of a horse ride from the Yukon River, wolf hunting, the Hickel Highway, the effect of the formation of Gates of the Arctic National Park and the park service regulations on the local people, stories of how people were rescued, the use of dogs in packing, and Lill's brother, Sam.