Pioneer Quest: A Year In The Real West

2000

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Season 1 episodes (9)

1 The Dream

9/9/00

This episode introduces viewers to hundreds of candidates who volunteered to spend an entire year living as 1870s settlers, and profiles both the intense selection process used to select the two couples and their move onto the Manitoba prairie.

2 If Momma Aint' Happy...

9/18/00

The settlers struggle against illness, fatigue and self-doubt while plowing fields and caring for livestock.

3 Prairie Purgatory

9/25/00

The settlers endure an infestation of mosquitoes; isolation and close quarters cause emotional stress.

4 What Are We Doing This For?

10/2/00

Tension builds between the couples while they undertake their biggest project - building their house.

5 101 Chopping Days Till Christmas

10/9/00

After a crop failure, the settlers must hunt for their food.

6 No Way, We're Not Leaving

10/16/00

The settlers celebrate a traditional Christmas.

7 The Long Haul

10/16/00

The settlers continue to brave the harsh winter, and get some traditional (and painful) dental treatment.

8 Going Home

10/23/00

Spring floods threaten to destroy the settlers food stores.

9 Survivors of the Real West

11/1/00

Spring floods threaten to destroy the settlers food stores.

About this show

Pioneer Quest: A Year In The Real West, follows two couples as they assume the lives of early settlers to the West and spend one year living as 1870s pioneers on the Canadian prairie. Using only the resources and tools of the period, they will attempt build homes, raise livestock, hunt and grow crops. No running water. No electricity. No modern conveniences. They must work together to feed themselves, build shelter and endure the extreme heat and cold, share the joy of success and the stress of failure, to persevere and prosper. Through the incredible first person experience, Pioneer Quest shows how a large part of Canada was settled and the foundation for this great country was built.

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