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Why did Mike Gravel move to Alaska?
Mike Gravel decided to become a pioneer in a faraway place, and moved to pre-statehood Alaska.
when did Mike Gravel move to alaska
Mike Gravel decided to become a pioneer in a faraway place, and moved to pre-statehood Alaska in August 1956.
What did Mike Gravel do in alaska
Broke when he arrived, Mike Gravel immediately found work in real estate sales until winter arrived.

Question: What did he do in winter
Self-contained rewrite: What did Mike Gravel do in winter when he first moved to Alaska