Based upon American/Canadian author Richmond Hobson Jr.'s three memoirs, "Grass Beyond the Mountains" (1951), "Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy" (1955) and "The Rancher Takes a Wife" (1961) which recalled his early years in British Columbia and the hardships he and his partner, Panhandle Phillips, endured in establishing their ranch during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
Zachary Bennett and Ryan Gosling were both in the series Avonlea.
Monique Phillips's debut.
First television movie for director Kari Skogland.
Only second television movie for actor Chad Willett.