Marin Frist has it all: a successful career as a lecturer and author about relationships, and an upcoming marriage to her dream man. Booked for a lecture (inexplicably) in the small town of Elmo, Alaska, Marin discovers her fiancé Graham is having an affair. This knowledge throws her into a quandary when she arrives in the remote Alaskan town populated mostly by men (some of whom trim trees and put out a warning sign to alert people below). Written by Ron Kerrigan mvg@whidbey.com

Shaken by the betrayal by her fiancé, Marin begins to re-evaluate her own life and the fact that she might not qualified to be giving relationship advice. As she settles in and becomes close to some of Elmo's residents two incidents threaten her status: she blows out the town's power just before the televised game everyone was looking forward to, and she gets involved with a man. Even the raccoon that has been following her around abandons her. In the end, she decides to stick it out and sends her editor back to New York without her (on the Elmo-LaGuardia shuttle, supposedly.) Written by Ron Kerrigan mvg@whidbey.com

Marin finds herself auctioneer at a bachelor auction fund-raiser for the lighthouse. Relationships are tested as men are won by women other than those they are involved with. Even Marin bids on someone, using the refund check she received from her canceled wedding,and spends her 'date' having her prize move furniture around and fix her truck -- things she used to take for granted when she was in a relationship. Written by Ron Kerrigan mvg@whidbey.com

The loss of Elmo's oldest citizen brings not only sadness to the community, but causes the loss of their sister city, so Marin, coping with rumors of her death, promises to find a replacement.

As Elmo suffers through a heatwave, couples who have been restraining themselves let go, and new relationships are taken to the next level and at least one old one is rekindled.

Marin explores whether men and women can be friends once they've slept together, and she's eager to test her theory on her trip to Anchorage with Jack as she can also get a dose of culture there. While there, Jack suffers an allergy attack at the opera and his brother Ian shows up as his emergency contact. In hospital, doctors discover a bullet in Jack's left lung. Elsewhere, Patrick begins to wonder if there is a problem in his relationship with Annie, because she always asks him to leave right after they've been intimate. Celia finds out the reason - she snores. Meanwhile, Ben gets tired of having to sneak around with Sara and so he asks Theresa to move out. Written by Anonymous

Marin's birthday is taken over by the arrival of her sister, Patrick gets some devastating news, and jealousy is felt by several in the community.

A slightly larger-than-normal earth tremor complicates matters while Patrick and Buzz try to sort out their new relationship and Marin deals with a bad hair day by trying to find a local hair salon she can trust. Meanwhile Ben and Sara's relationship is altered by her need to study for an EMT license. Written by Ron Kerrigan mvg@whidbey.com

Jane hits town with exciting news that may damage Marin's and Jack's friendship.

Marin returns to New York and begins to realize how much she misses the big city -- restaurants, book stores, men who dress in suits. When her snooty building representative tells her she needs to move back or move out, she decides to move back; but when her apartment turns on her, she changes her mind and returns to Elmo. Meanwhile in Elmo, Annie and Patrick break up over his neglecting her in favor of his new extended family, and Ben decides to reconcile with his soon-to-be-ex. Jack finally breaks down and reads the New Yorker article about him, and tries to tell Marin he is falling for her; when he goes to meet her at the float plane, it's his ex-girl friend Lynn who gets off, not Marin. Written by Ron Kerrigan mvg@whidbey.com

After a grueling flight from New York, Marin goes straight to see Jack, having decided in New York that she wanted to pursue a relationship with him. But when Jack's old girlfriend Lynn opens the door, Marin is shocked and takes off. Jack finds her biking and convinces her that Lynn only came back for a day to pick up her things. Later Marin is at Jack's with Lynn who tells her she is pregnant and is ill and asks Marin to drive her to the hospital. Meanwhile Ben and Theresa decide to stay together. And back in New York, Sam the plow-guy is staying with Marin's agent, but feels like she is ashamed of his lack of sophistication. Written by Ron Kerrigan mvg@whidbey.com

Marin waits for Lynn to leave town, but Lynn has a surprise announcement, and Patrick has to examine if he's a mamma's boy.

Plagued by writer's block, Marin turns to the annual rummage sale for distraction, Sara arrives back in town and finds things very different, and Lynn wonders why she can't get Jack past second base.

Jane has cashed in two weeks of vacation time and comes to Elmo to visit Marin and Sam. Patrick is concerned over money and whether he can afford to give Annie the things she deserves. Richard wants more than just sex from Celia but she is reluctant to accept him as a 'boyfriend'. Theresa realizes Sara has done a good job at the bar while Ben is under bed rest and asks her to stay on and continue working there. Jack appears uncertain about committing full time to Lynn and a bat and bear make unwelcome house guests in Marin's new home. Written by tomtrekp

Marin and Jane explore their masculine sides, while Sam dabbles in the feminine. Elsewhere, Patrick, Jack and Buzz deal with parenting issues.

Jane experiments with working in Alaska, and Marin's need to be the nice girl puts her in a couple awkward situations.

Marin can't light a fire in her new home so she invites Cash to be her house mate. Jack proposes to Lynn after going to Lamaze class with her. This upsets Marin, unsurprisingly. Sara meets a new guy at her EMT class. Patrick goes to New York with Annie to meet her family and ask for her father's permission to marry her. Written by Jordan