Ice Lake Rebels (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - Ice Lake Games - full transcript

IN THE FROZEN
SUBARCTIC ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE...

A COMMUNITY OF HOUSE BOATERS
LIVE OFF THE GRID.

THIS TIME OF YEAR
IS THE TIME FOR CABIN FEVER.

YOU GET CABIN FEVER

FROM BEING INSIDE SO MUCH
DURING THE WINTER.

AND THE SUB-ZERO WINTER

HAS PUNISHED THEM
FOR SIX LONG MONTHS.

NOW WITH CABIN FEVER AND
ISOLATION WEARING THEM DOWN...

THESE ARE ACTION-WEAR GOGGLES.

...THE COLD BEGINS
TO LOOSEN ITS ICY GRIP.

SPRING IS HERE, BABY.



BEING LOCKED IN SMALL
CONFINED AREA, I GO STIR-CRAZY.

THE HOUSE BOATERS TAKE A
CHANCE TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE...

****

WE WANT TO GO OUT THERE
AND PLAY SOME GAMES TOGETHER,

ENJOY THE ICE BEFORE IT FALLS
OUT FROM BENEATH OUR FEET.

SET, GO!

...AND CELEBRATE
THEIR ONE-OF-A-KIND

LIFE ON THE LAKE...

IT'S TOTALLY UNIQUE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NORTHERN,
IT'S SO SPECIAL,

AND IT'S JUST WONDERFUL.

...BEFORE THE ICE
MELTS BENEATH THEM ONCE AGAIN.

WHOA!

JOHN!
JOHN.



IT'S LATE WINTER
IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

AND AFTER SIX MONTHS OF HARD
FREEZE WITH MINIMUM DAYLIGHT,

CABIN FEVER
IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH.

HEY, GUYS. GUYS.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA PLAY WITH IT

IF YOU'RE GONNA BE ROUGH
WITH IT.

THIS TIME OF YEAR IN THE NORTH
IS TIME FOR CABIN FEVER.

YOU GET CABIN FEVER

FROM BEING INSIDE SO MUCH
DURING THE WINTER.

HEY, AMBER.
UNH-UNH-UNH-UNH.

DON'T YOU BITE YOUR BROTHER.

I MEAN, I JUST DON'T WANT TO

HAVE TO BE STUCK
IN MY HOUSEBOAT.

THAT'S THE THING, RIGHT?

FOR A GUY LIKE ME,

IT'S ALL ABOUT
THE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FLEXIBILITY.

SO THAT'S NOT
A DESIRABLE SITUATION AT ALL.

I'VE BEEN OUT HERE FOR 35 YEARS.

THIS TIME OF YEAR,
WINTER HAS SUCH A GRIP.

I'VE NEVER REALLY
EVER GOT USED TO IT.

BREAK-UP'S COMING PRETTY SOON,

AND IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
IT'S SPRING FEVER,

BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY COLD.

IT'S BEEN COLDER THAN NORMAL,
AND DARK.

I LIVE BY MYSELF IN A HOUSEBOAT.

IT GETS A LITTLE LONELY
OUT THERE.

HUMAN BEINGS
DON'T REALLY BELONG HERE.

WE'RE ADAPTING.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT
AND I'M STILL HERE.

SOME DAYS I WONDER
WHY WE DON'T JUST LIVE ON LAND.

NO, YOU DON'T.

YOU'D GET FRUSTRATED.

REMEMBER HOW YOU FEEL
WHEN YOU FIX IT.

WE'RE PROBABLY
IN THE WORST WINTER.

IT CAN REALLY START
TO DRIVE A PERSON CRAZY.

STEPH HAS A HARD TIME
SITTING STILL ON A REGULAR DAY,

SO WHEN CABIN FEVER SETS IN,
HE CAN REALLY GO CRAZY.

TINKERING WITH THINGS
AND FIXING STUFF.

BUT IN THE END, HE REALLY
JUST TENDS TO BREAK THINGS.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR WINTER TO BREAK
TO GET HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE.

NO POWER?
NO.

OKAY, SO THE TUMBLER,
WHEN I FLIP THIS SWITCH,

IS SAYING
REVERSE POLARITY.

OKAY, I'VE GOT IT.
I'VE GOT IT.

DADDY-O!

HOLD THAT THOUGHT.
WAIT FOR IT. ONE SECOND.

WE'RE KILLING
THAT L.E.D. LIGHT

BECAUSE WHEN THE GENERATOR RUNS,
THIS CAN'T BE ON.

OKAY.

OKAY, I GOT IT.
I GOT IT. I GOT IT.

OKAY, FLICK-A THE SWITCH.

READY?

ON.
COME ON, MAN!

EARLY SPRING HERE MEANS
DAYLIGHT NOW DOMINATES THE SKY.

WITH MORE THAN 13 HOURS
OF WARMING SUN,

TEMPERATURES RISE
FROM MINUS-20 TO PLUS-20,

AND THIS FROZEN LAKE
IS ABOUT TO THAW.

FOR THE COOPED-UP HOUSEBOATERS,
THEY HAVE A FEW DAYS

TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS ICE LAKE
AS GROUND

TO GATHER, TRADE, AND PLAY

BEFORE THEIR WORLD BREAKS APART
UNDER THEIR FEET.

GETTING TO BE LATE WINTER,
SPRING,

AND SORT OF THOUGHT
THAT THIS YEAR

WOULD BE A GOOD YEAR
TO GET RID OF A FEW THINGS

THAT I REALLY DON'T NEED,

AND SEEING AS HOW THE ICE
IS STILL GOOD

AND PEOPLE CAN GET AROUND,

IT'S JUST A GOOD TIME OF YEAR
TO DO IT.

STUFF'S GOT TO BE TRADABLE.

AT THE END OF WINTER,

THE HOUSEBOATERS GATHER FOR
A SPRING CLEANING SWAP MEET...

A UNIQUE TRADITION
THAT ALLOWS EVERYONE A CHANCE

TO GET OUT
AND TRADE FOR ESSENTIALS

THAT WILL HELP THEM
THROUGH THE UPCOMING BREAK-UP.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
BRING TO THE MEET?

I'M BRINGING
THAT BOAT MOTOR

'CAUSE I GOT
A BIGGER ONE NOW.

GOOD IDEA.
YEAH.

WE'VE HAD THAT
ON THE HOUSE TOO LONG.

BARTERING IS THE OLDEST CURRENCY
IN THE WORLD,

AND IT'S STILL ALIVE AND WELL
HERE IN THE BAY.

HOW ABOUT THE BARBECUE?

YEAH, WE GOT A NEWER ONE.
YEAH.

TAKE CARE
OF THE PORTABLE BARB.

PORTABLE BARBECUE'S GONE.

OKAY.

GAS TANK.

YOU ACCUMULATE
A LOT OF STUFF

THAT YOU CAN'T IN THE SUMMER
BECAUSE OF SPACE,

AND GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS
I WANT TO UNLOAD.

I'LL FINALLY HAVE
AN ENTRANCEWAY AGAIN

WITHOUT ALL THIS STUFF.

WELL, IT'S NICE TO GET RID OF
THINGS THAT WE DON'T NEED.

OUT HERE, WE ALL USE
THE SAME SORTS OF GOODS,

SO THIS IS JUST A WAY
FOR ALL OF US TO PUT TOGETHER

WHAT WE HAVE
AND HELP EACH OTHER OUT.

LIGHTEN THE LOAD,
BUT ALSO GET WHAT YOU NEED

WITHOUT HAVING TO DEAL
WITH BIG COSTS.

I GOT A COUPLE OF BAGS
OF HARDWOOD FIRE PELLETS.

A NICE GRILL.
I'VE GOT A 7.5 OUTBOARD MOTOR.

ALL RIGHT.

I MEAN, I THINK
I'LL MAKE OUT ALL RIGHT TODAY.

THERE WE GO.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

LET'S GO, DORA.

READY TO GO
TO THE SWAP MEET?

WE'RE NOT GOING
ANYWHERE YET.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

THIS SNOWMOBILE
HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE.

I MEAN,
IT'S JUST SUCH A WASTE OF MONEY.

YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT.

****

THE END OF WINTER

ALSO BRINGS A YEARLY FESTIVAL
IN YELLOWKNIFE

AND A CHANCE FOR RANDY
TO SHAKE OFF HIS CABIN FEVER

BY PARTICIPATING IN AN EVENT
MADE FOR THIS LAKE...

ICE CARVING.

HE'S TRAINED HIMSELF
OVER A DECADE

TO MASTER
THIS CLASSIC NORTHERN ART.

GREAT SLAVE LAKE
HAS VERY NICE, CLEAR ICE,

AND THE ICE FREEZES
TO A THICKNESS OF FIVE FEET.

SO YOU GET
THESE MASSIVE ICE BLOCKS.

THERE ARE ONLY A FEW PLACES
IN THE WORLD

THAT CAN PRODUCE ICE BLOCKS
LIKE THAT,

AND YELLOWKNIFE'S ONE OF THEM.

EACH ONE OF THESE

5- TO 6-FOOT-THICK BLOCKS
OF NATURAL GREAT SLAVE ICE

WEIGHS UP TO 8,000 POUNDS.

OVER 12 NATIONS
HOLD ICE-CARVING COMPETITIONS,

BUT YELLOWKNIFE'S IS ONE
OF ONLY A FEW IN THE WORLD

THAT USES PURE,
UNPROCESSED BLOCKS

FORGED BY MOTHER NATURE HERSELF.

YELLOWKNIFE BAY HAS SOME OF THE
BIGGEST ICE BLOCKS IN THE WORLD.

I'VE BEEN ICE SCULPTING
FOR 12 YEARS NOW

WITH MY FRIEND JOHN.

WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS JUST MAYBE
SOMEHOW JUST CUT A THIN...

A BLOCK HERE
THAT WE CAN JUST REMOVE IT.

WE WILL.

ONE IMPORTANT JOB,
AND THAT'S TO MAKE SURE

THAT THE FOUNDATION
OF THE SCULPTURE IS GONNA BE

STRONG ENOUGH TO BE ABLE
TO HANDLE THE STRESS

THAT'S GONNA BE ON THE BLOCK
ONCE WE FINISH OUR DESIGN.

MANY PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE
THAT I'M AN ARTIST.

I WORK WITH MY HANDS, YOU KNOW,

AND I'M ABLE TO TAKE SOMETHING
FROM MY MIND, HAVE AN IDEA,

IMAGINE SOMETHING, AND THEN
BE ABLE TO BRING IT ABOUT.

THIS IS A COMPETITION,

AND I KNOW THAT THOSE
OTHER TEAMS ARE IN IT TO WIN IT.

AND IN ORDER
TO EDGE SOMEBODY OUT

OR TO GET THE ELBOW ROOM
TO COMPETE WITH THESE GUYS,

YOU GOT TO BE ON THE BALL.

OUTSIDE THEIR BOAT,
STEPHAN AND ALLYCE ARE PACKED UP

TO GO TO THE HOUSEBOATERS
SWAP MEET,

BUT EVEN FOR A QUICK TRIP
JUST ACROSS THE BAY,

STEPHAN'S 1980s SNOWMOBILE
WON'T START YET AGAIN.

WHY ARE YOU DOING
THIS NOW?

WANT TO CRANK?

PULL. PULL.

TRY AGAIN.

GET ON!

STEPH'S A SALESMAN.
THIS IS HIS NICHE.

HE LOVES TO BARTER WITH PEOPLE.
HE'S REALLY GOOD AT IT.

THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH STEPH IS

HE THINKS EVERYTHING
IS A TREASURE,

SO TO KEEP HIM
TO A LIMITED AMOUNT OF STUFF

IS IMPORTANT, 'CAUSE I DON'T...
I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE STORAGE,

SO I DON'T WANT TO END UP
BRINGING MORE THAN WE TOOK.

HEY, GARY.

HOW ARE YOU?

WOW, LOOK AT THAT FINE PILE
OF STUFF.

RIGHT?

RIGHT WHEN WE PULL IN,
HE COMES UP

AND HE'S INTERESTED
IN PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING

THAT WE HAVE IN THE SNOWMOBILE,

SO WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE
TO BARTER REALLY WELL TODAY.

LET'S SEE NOW.
7.5 TROLLING MOTOR.

YEAH.
MERCURY.

HOW MANY ROCKS
HAVE YOU HIT LATELY?

NONE.
NONE?

NONE. LOOK AT THIS THING.
THAT'S GOOD.

IT'S IN GREAT SHAPE.
WHAT'S ALL THAT?

WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?

PORTABLE BARBECUE.
BARBECUE.

THAT'S A NICE BARBECUE.
I LIKE THAT ONE.

IT'S A GREAT BARBECUE,
MAN.

WORKS LIKE A CHARM.

HALF PRICE.

NOT EVERYTHING
CAN BE IN GREAT CONDITION.

REGULATORS WORKS FINE.

YEAH.
IT'S AMAZING.

AND COMES WITH A FULL TANK
OF PROPANE.

I'M JUST INTERESTED
IN EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SO FAR.

YEAH?
YEAH.

SO I BETTER
DO MY BUSINESS QUICKLY.

IF YOU WANT ANYTHING
RIGHT NOW,

WE SHOULD PROBABLY TALK.

WELL,
COME ON OVER TO THE STORE.

SEE WHAT YOU GOT?
YEAH. SEE WHAT I GOT.

HERE'S SOMETHING
THAT EVERYBODY'S INTERESTED IN.

YOU GOT TO LIKE THIS ONE.

THAT IS GORGEOUS.

GARY'S SHOWING US A FEW THINGS

THAT STEPH'S GETTING
PRETTY INTERESTED IN,

BUT THE FIRST THING
THAT JUST BLOWS MY MIND

IS THAT ICE AUGER.

THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT I SPEND IN THE WINTER

DRILLING THROUGH THE ICE
JUST TO GET WATER.

BUT THIS WILL JUST SAVE
SO MUCH TIME AND SO MUCH ENERGY.

I THINK YOUR EYES ARE BIGGER
THAN YOUR SLED, THOUGH.

BACK AT
THE ICE-CARVING COMPETITION,

RANDY'S ARTISTIC ESCAPE
FROM LATE-WINTER CABIN FEVER...

HE'S BEEN SLICING DOWN
THE AUTOMOBILE-SIZED BLOCK

OF NATURAL LAKE ICE ALL MORNING.

BUT HIS VISION
HAS YET TO TAKE SHAPE.

THIS YEAR'S ICE-SCULPTURE DESIGN

IS OF AN EAGLE SWOOPING DOWN
TO PICK A TROUT

OUT OF THE WATER
WITH ITS TALONS.

THIS DESIGN IS QUITE AMBITIOUS.

I WAS THINKING I CAN EXAGGERATE
THAT ANGLE, TOO.

STICK IT OUT THAT WAY.

YEAH.

**** IT WOULD LOOK PRETTY
**** WILD, MAN.

WE'VE HAD
REALLY STIFF COMPETITION.

THEY'VE BEEN SENDING TEAMS
UP HERE

THAT DO NOTHING
BUT SCULPT ICE ALL YEAR LONG,

SO WE'RE AN UNDERDOG.

WE'RE JUST GETTING READY
TO FUSE THE TWO PIECES TOGETHER

SO THAT WE CAN MAKE OUR SECOND
WING TAKING OFF LIKE THAT.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP
FROM HERE?

YEP.

YOU THINK THIS STRAP
CAN HOLD IT?

IT SHOULD, YEAH.

YEAH, IT SHOULD BE GOOD.
OKAY.

THIS IS THE RESULT
OF A FRACTURE.

JUST FRACTURING IN THE ICE
THAT HAPPENS NATURALLY.

YOU DON'T REALLY
NECESSARILY KNOW

WHEN IT'S GONNA COME
AND BITE YOU, BUT IT OFTEN DOES.

NATURAL ICE
ALWAYS HAS IMPERFECTIONS IN IT

THAT CAN CAUSE YOUR PIECE
TO CRASH.

EVEN THOUGH THERE'S
A FRACTURE IN THE ICE BLOCK

RANDY WANTS TO USE
FOR THE TIP OF THE EAGLE'S WING,

HE'S TAKING A CHANCE
THAT THE OVER 2,000-POUND BLOCK

HE'S LIFTING WON'T SPLIT APART
AND CRUSH HIS ENTIRE SCULPTURE.

ICE BLOCKS
DON'T BOUNCE VERY WELL.

I'M STRESSING OUT, MAN.

THIS THING'S GONNA PICK UP THIS.

WE GOT TO FUSE THESE
TWO BIG ICE BLOCKS TOGETHER.

IT'S A BIG JOB.

WHOA. WHOA.

ICE IS SO UNFORGIVING.

IT'S VERY BRITTLE
AND IT JUST... PKKK!

JUST WHEN IT GOES, IT GOES.

WHOA. WHOA.
HOLD ON A SEC.

****!

AS THE END OF WINTER APPROACHES,

LAND DWELLERS
AND HOUSEBOATERS IN YELLOWKNIFE

ESCAPE CABIN FEVER
BEFORE BREAK-UP

BY GATHERING ON THE LAKE'S ICE
FOR A FESTIVAL.

I BALANCED HER
PRETTY GOOD.

RANDY IS A SURVIVALIST
AND ICE-CARVING CHAMPION.

YEP, KEEP GOING.

HE'S ATTEMPTING TO STACK

TWO HALVES OF A HUGE BLOCK
OF ICE ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER,

AND HE'S GOT GOOD CAUSE
TO BE WORRIED.

LAST YEAR, AN ENTIRE PIECE
WOUND UP CRASHING DOWN ON US.

SO, YEAH, I'M NERVOUS.

DOWN. DOWN. DOWN.

LET'S SEE. WELL, LET'S GET IT
STRAIGHTENED OUT.

YEAH.

IT'S A GOOD START.

ACROSS THE BAY,
"PIKE" MIKE IS GETTING READY

TO TRADE AT THE SWAP MEET
WITH A FEW ITEMS HE'S INVENTED

DURING THE LONG WINTER NIGHTS.

TIME OF YEAR HERE, THERE'S A LOT
OF GLARE OFF THE ICE.

GET A LOT OF SUNNY WEATHER.

SUN SHINING MOST OF THE TIME.

WHAT I HAVE IS A COUPLE
OF ALUMINUM CAN BOTTOMS,

AND I'VE CUT SLITS IN THEM

TO CREATE THE SAME EFFECT
TO REDUCE GLARE.

WANT TO MAKE SURE
THE SMOOTH SIDE IS ON THE INSIDE

SO YOU DON'T SCRATCH YOUR SKIN.

RIGHT.

THESE, THEY'RE DESIGNED TO SHED
THE PRECIPITATION THAT HITS IT,

AS YOU CAN SEE,
THE WAY THEY'RE DESIGNED.

THEY COME IN DIFFERENT COLORS,

DEPENDING ON THE COLOR
OF THE CAN.

THIS IS, YOU KNOW,
DEPENDING ON YOUR OUTFIT.

GOT ENOUGH GEAR TO TRADE WITH?
I THINK SO.

BACK AT THE SWAP MEET,

STEPHAN AND ALLYCE ARE HOPING
TO BARTER A SWEET DEAL

FOR GARY'S GAS AUGER.

BUT VETERAN HOUSEBOATER, GARY,
KNOWS HE'S GOT THEM ON THE HOOK.

SO, WE MIGHT WANT TO
PUT THIS ASIDE

AND NOT LET ANYBODY ELSE
TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

WELL, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE COMING OVER

TO HAVE A LOOK.
YEAH.

I LIKE THIS.

I HEARD STEPHAN WAS GETTING
MARRIED TO THE LOVELY ALLYCE,

AND SHE'D PROBABLY LIKE A NICE
ICE AUGER FOR A WEDDING PRESENT.

SO, YOU TAKE THE AUGER
AND THE ROPE FOR THE MOTOR?

NO. NO.

I'LL TAKE THE ROPE, THE AUGER,

THAT FIRE PIT,
AND THE DANFORTH ANCHOR

FOR THE BOAT MOTOR
AND THE FULL TANK OF GAS.

HOW ABOUT THE SKI-DOO?

YOU WANT MY SLED?

WELL,
I'LL TAKE THE WHOLE RIG.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TRADE
FOR THAT?

EVERYTHING... THE MOTOR,
THE SLED, THE SKI-DOO,

THE WHOLE NINE YARDS,
EVERYTHING.

ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

THE ICE-CARVING COMPETITORS
ARE FINISHING THEIR SCULPTURES.

BUT WITH ONLY MINUTES LEFT,

RANDY'S SCULPTURE
IS STILL INCOMPLETE.

LAST 10 MINUTES
OF THE COMPETITION,

WE HAD TO FUSE THE HEAD ON,

AND WE ACTUALLY HAD TO CARVE OUT
THE INSIDE OF THE HEAD

TO REDUCE SOME OF THE WEIGHT
IN THE FRONT OF THE HEAD

JUST SO THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY
GET IT TO STAY THERE

WHERE WE PUT IT.

EACH WINTER,
EXPERT CARVERS COME HERE

FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD

TO COMPETE FOR MORE THAN
$8,500 IN PRIZE MONEY

AWARDED TO
THE WINNING SCULPTURE.

EVEN AFTER I HAD HOLLOWED
THE HEAD OUT

TO TRY TO REMOVE
SOME OF THE WEIGHT,

IT WAS STILL PRETTY HEAVY,

SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY
TO HAVE A HEAD WITH THAT.

WATER.

YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S VERY,
VERY COLD OUT

AND YOU PUT A LITTLE BIT
OF WATER IN,

IT REALLY DOES
ACT LIKE KRAZY GLUE

AND IT STICKS REALLY GOOD.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST GIVE US A LITTLE...

I DON'T THINK
IT'S GOING ANYWHERE.

...WARMER CLOTHING,
AS OUR JUDGES DELIBERATE NOW.

NOW THAT
THE EAGLE HEAD IS ATTACHED,

RANDY AND THE OTHER COMPETITORS
ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME

TO COMPLETE THEIR SCULPTURES.

I'M JUST GONNA GO WILD
ON THIS THING.

GET IT FINISHED
AS FAST AS I CAN.

THE CARVERS RUSH
TO FINISH THEIR WORK,

AND MISTAKES START HAPPENING.

OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS'
SCULPTURE

SMASHED INTO A MILLION PIECES
ON THE GROUND.

WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME
TO PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT.

WE WERE SO BUSY
TRYING TO GET OUR PIECE DONE.

****
PUT IT BACK ON.

THE LAST 10 MINUTES
OF THE COMPETITION,

THE EAGLE'S CLAWS, WHICH ARE
VERY FINE, DELICATE PARTS,

I GOT CLUMSY
AND KNOCKED ONE OF THOSE OFF,

SO WE HAD TO REPAIR THAT
QUICKLY.

**** JOHN.

****

I JUST KNOCKED THIS ****
THING OFF.

I WENT TO STAND UP

AND I ACCIDENTALLY
BUMPED THE EAGLE'S HEAD

AND HIS HEAD FELL OFF.

CARVERS, YOU GOT THREE MINUTES!

THREE MINUTES.

I'LL GRAB BILL AGAIN.

BILL! BILL!

WHEN THE HEAD DECIDED
TO FALL OFF

AND THERE WAS ONLY
TWO MINUTES LEFT TO GO,

I FIGURED
WE WERE IN BIG TROUBLE.

****

IT'S THE END OF WINTER
ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE.

WITH ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT
BEFORE THIS FROZEN LAND

TURNS BACK
INTO SUBARCTIC WATERS...

...RANDY SIBBESTON
IS IN THE FINAL MOMENTS

OF AN ICE-CARVING COMPETITION...

**** JOHN.
****

...WHEN HIS EAGLE SCULPTURE
BREAKS INTO PIECES.

I JUST KNOCKED THIS ****
THING OFF.

WHEN THE HEAD
DECIDED TO FALL OFF,

I FIGURED
WE WERE IN BIG TROUBLE.

ONE MINUTE, CARVERS!
YOU GOT ONE MINUTE!

OKAY.

OKAY, WE NEED SLUSH, MAN.

CAN SOMEBODY GRAB ME
A BIT OF SNOW?

**** WE NEED LOTS, MAN.

JOHN REALIZED THAT THERE
WAS NO SLUSH LEFT IN THE BUCKET,

SO I WAS YELLING AT JOHN,
"GET SOME SLUSH!

GET SOME MORE SNOW!"

WHEN YOU'RE FUSING
TWO PIECES OF ICE,

YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE PIECE
TOGETHER PERFECTLY STILL

AND THEN PUT SLUSH
INTO THE CRACK,

AND THEN WAIT FOR IT TO HARDEN
SO THAT IT CAN STICK

AND STAY WHERE YOU PUT IT.

THIS SIDE HAS A HUGE GAP.

15 SECONDS!

FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE!

TIME! ALL TOOLS DOWN!
LET GO OF THE ICE!

I WAS HOLDING IT STILL THERE,
WAITING FOR THE SLUSH TO FREEZE

SO THAT I COULD LET GO OF IT.

RANDY'S GOT TO LET GO.
TELL HIM HE'S GOT TO LET GO.

RANDY,
YOU HAVE TO LET GO.

I HAD NO IDEA
IF IT WAS GOING TO STAY.

RANDY, LET GO.

AT THE HOUSEBOATERS SWAP MEET,

HEATED NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY

AS GARY TRIES TO WRESTLE

STEPHAN'S SNOWMOBILE
AWAY FROM HIM

IN EXCHANGE
FOR A BRAND-NEW POWER AUGER.

I'LL TAKE THE WHOLE RIG.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TRADE
FOR THAT?

EVERYTHING... THE MOTOR,
THE SLED, THE SKI-DOO,

THE WHOLE NINE YARDS,
EVERYTHING.

LIFE'S ALL ABOUT COMPROMISE.

GARY'S GOT HIS EYES
ON MY 7.5 OUTBOARD MOTOR.

HOUSEBOATERS
ARE PROBABLY THE BEST HAGGLERS

I'VE EVER COME ACROSS.

ALLYCE WANTS THAT AUGER.
I WANT HER TO HAVE THAT AUGER.

I GOT HIM
RIGHT WHERE I WANT HIM.

OKAY, OKAY.
HOLD ON. HOLD ON.

LET ME COME BACK AT YOU.
LET ME COME BACK AT YOU.

THE AUGER, ROPE.

YEAH.

THE FIRE PIT,
THE DANFORTH.

YEAH.

THOSE TWO FLOATIES.

YEAH.

AND THAT CABLE
YOU TOLD ME WILL NEVER RUST.

LIKE I SAID, I'M IN
A PERFECT POSITION RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S MY SLED!
THAT'S 600 BUCKS ALL DAY LONG!

ALL RIGHT, DEAL.
IS THAT A DEAL?

DEAL.
RIGHT ON, GARY!

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD STUFF. GOOD STUFF.
RIGHT ON.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,
I LOST MY SLED.

ALLYCE, YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE
WHAT I GOT.

I'M WORRIED NOW.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,

I'VE GOT THAT GAS-POWERED AUGER
FOR MY FUTURE WIFE.

YOU'RE GONNA BE HAPPY,
HON.

YOU MIGHT NOT BE.

THIS SLED
AIN'T OURS ANYMORE.

HEY, GOOD THINGS COME.

I CAN'T BELIEVE GARY
WENT FOR IT,

BUT WE GOT RID
OF THE SNOWMOBILE.

THIS THING HAS BEEN A HEADACHE
SINCE DAY ONE.

GOT MY AUGER.
THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.

GOT YOUR AUGER.

ARE YOU HAPPY ABOUT THE AUGER
A LITTLE BIT?

YES,
I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE AUGER.

JUST A LITTLE BIT, YEAH?
MAYBE? YEAH?

I'M SO HAPPY.

IT'S MOVED ON
AND WE CAN FOCUS ON THE FUTURE.

- HEY, MIKE.
- HEY, MIKE.

WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?

YEAH.

SO, PIKE MIKE PULLS UP
WITH A CANOE FULL OF GOODIES.

TONS OF GREAT STUFF.

- GOOD PAIR OF SKATES.
- YEAH.

SOME FISHING EQUIPMENT.

STEPHAN WASN'T HOLDING HIS CARDS
TOO CLOSE TO HIS CHEST.

AS SOON AS I PULLED UP,

STEPHAN'S EYES
WENT RIGHT ON THAT GUITAR,

AND I KNEW HE WAS MINE.

YOU'RE PLAYING THAT REAL WELL,
MY FRIEND.

YOU LIKE IT?
I LOVE IT.

THIS IS A DANELECTRO GUITAR

THAT I'VE WANTED
SINCE I WAS 17 YEARS OLD,

AND IT'S GONNA BE MINE.

I'VE GOT TO LOOK AROUND,
SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

I CAN TELL STEPH'S IN LOVE
WITH THAT GUITAR.

WE'RE NOT PULLING AWAY HERE
TODAY WITHOUT IT.

I GOT A TON OF STUFF.

LET ME SHOW YOU.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

IT'S SUCH
A FREAKING LONG WINTER.

A FIND LIKE THIS
CAN ALLOW SOMEONE PEACE.

I WANT THAT GUITAR.

THIS YOUR GEAR HERE?
YEAH, MAN.

ALL RIGHT.

COUPLE BAGS OF PELLETS.
THERE'S SOME VALUE THERE.

YOU GOT A CHAIN FALL HERE.

IF YOU TRADE YOUR THINGS RIGHT,
MIGHT BE YOURS.

WE'RE ACTUALLY
WINCHING MY BOAT UP.

IT'LL HANDLE
UP TO 3,000 POUNDS.

I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT I'LL DO.

THE TWO PELLET BAGS,
THAT EXPANDED STEEL GRILL,

AND THE COME-ALONG JACK
FOR THE GUITAR.

NO DEAL.
NO DEAL?

NOPE.

STILL NO DEAL.
NO WAY.

YOU BALL-BREAKING
SON OF A BITCH.

I SHOWED MIKE RIGHT AWAY
THAT I WANTED THAT GUITAR...

THROW IN
THE HERC STRAPS?

I WILL THROW IN
THE HERC STRAPS.

...AND HE TOOK ME FOR WAY MORE
THAN HE SHOULD HAVE.

DEAL.

DEAL, MAN.
DEAL.

THANKS, MIKE.

I'M PLEASED.
ME, TOO.

I COULDN'T BE MORE PLEASED,
LET ME TELL YOU.

I THINK WE BOTH WON
ON THIS ONE.

THANK YOU.

NO LOSERS IN THIS DEAL.
GOT IT.

WHOO-HOO!

WHERE'S YOU SLEIGH?
I'LL HELP YOU LUG IT OVER THERE.

CAN'T WAIT
TO PLAY THAT GUITAR.

TIME HAS JUST BEEN CALLED
TO END THE ICE-CAVING COMPETITION.

BUT RANDY'S SCULPTURE
IS IN TROUBLE.

RANDY'S GOT TO LET GO.
TELL HIM HE'S GOT TO LET GO.

RANDY, YOU HAVE LET GO.

I WAS STANDING THERE,
HOLDING THE HEAD ON,

WAITING FOR IT TO FREEZE

'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT
REALLY STILL WHILE IT FREEZES.

AND I WAS HOLDING IT
AS STILL AS I COULD,

AND IT'S HEAVY,
AND I'M STARTING TO SHAKE.

AND THE JUDGE IS YELLING AT ME,

SAYING, YOU KNOW, "WORK IS OVER.

GET YOUR HANDS
OFF THE SCULPTURE."

RANDY,
NOTHING CAN TOUCH IT.

NOTHING CAN TOUCH IT UNTIL,
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUDGED.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA LET IT GO,
AND IT WAS JUST GONNA FALL OFF,

BUT I LET IT GO,
AND IT STAYED THERE,

SO JUST STEPPED BACK AND SAID,
"THANK YOU, LORD,"

BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF
IT WAS GONNA STAY THERE OR NOT.

GRAB YOUR TOOLS
SO THE JUDGES CAN GET IN

AND JUDGE THE SITE.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,
WE CAME IN THIRD PLACE.

BUT TO ME, JUST TO SEE
THAT PIECE STANDING THERE,

THAT WAS A VICTORY ALL ITS OWN.

THE PEOPLE OF THIS LAND,

THEY FEEL LIKE
THEY'RE A PART OF NATURE.

LIVING ON THE WATER
IS ONE WAY FOR ME

TO GET AS CLOSE AS I CAN

TO THE LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN
THAT I WANT.

IT'S A GREAT QUALITY OF LIFE.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY
FOR THE LAKE GAMES?

THE LAKE GAMES ARE JUST
TO GET US TOGETHER AND HAVE FUN.

GO!

PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD SKILLS...

THE TOBOGGAN RACE, AX THROWING.

THIS AX TOSS, I WOULD BE
VERY, VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT.

****

YOU GOT TO AUGER A HOLE,

SPLIT SOME WOOD,
AND GET A FIRE GOING.

THRILL OF VICTORY,
THE AGONY OF DEFEAT.

NO!

THIS IS GONNA TAKE
A LITTLE BIT OF WORK.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A REALLY NICE CHAIR,

AND WE CAN USE IT
IN THE RESTAURANT.

THIS IS GREAT.

IT'S THE END OF WINTER,

AND AFTER SIX MONTHS
OF BITTER COLD,

MOLLY AND GARY ARE ON THE DECK
OF THE MOLLY BARGE,

ENJOYING THE DAY WHILE REPAIRING
ESSENTIAL ITEMS

FOR THEIR
FLOATING RESTAURANT.

HEY, OLD MAN.

HOLY... JOHN!

I GOT MY HEAD DOWN,
AND I HEAR THIS VOICE.

AND FOR ALL THE LIFE OF ME,

THAT SOUNDED LIKE
MY FRIEND JOHN ALEXANDER.

SO, YOU JUST GET IN TODAY?
YEAH.

I WAS EXPECTING
SOMEBODY ELSE.

I WANTED TO SEE
THE EXPRESSION YOUR FACE, MAN.

YOU DID?
WELL, YOU SAW IT.

JOHN ALEXANDER IS
AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE.

BACK IN THE BEGINNING,
WHEN IT WAS JUST TWO HOUSEBOATS,

I OWNED ONE, AND SO DID HE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN SAYING
YOU'RE COMING UP HERE FOR YEARS.

WELL, I HAD TO COME UP

AND SEE WHAT YOU WERE
UP TO, YOU SEE.

GARY'S BEEN BUGGING ME FOR YEARS
TO COME BACK UP

AND SEE
THE OLD STOMPING GROUNDS,

AND I COULDN'T RESIST.

SO I THOUGHT I'D SURPRISE
THE OLD BOY AND JUST SHOW UP.

WOW.

HAS THIS PLACE CHANGED,
OR WHAT?

CAN I GET YOU GUYS
SOME COFFEE?

THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL,
MY DEAR.

IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.

HEY, I BROUGHT SOMETHING
TO SHOW YOU.

YEAH?

YEAH, I BROUGHT A PIECE
OF THE OLD DAYS WITH ME.

YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS.

I DOCUMENTED
THAT WHOLE OPERATION.

I HAVE NONE OF THESE.
THIS IS AMAZING.

REMEMBER THE MINERS
HAD A POOL GOING ON US,

WHETHER THE TWO HIPPIES
WOULD FINISH THE JUMP.

NOBODY BELIEVED IN HIPPIES
BACK THEN.

ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO,

PRICES FOR APARTMENTS
IN YELLOWKNIFE WERE RIDICULOUS,

SO THE BRILLIANT IDEA
WAS BORN...

WHY NOT GO OUT ON THE WATER
AND BUILD HOUSEBOATS?

THIS ROOM, ALL THESE BOARDS,
CAME FROM THIS BUILDING.

GARY CAME UP
WITH THE BRILLIANT IDEA

THAT WE SHOULD BUY ONE OF
THE OLD, ABANDONED BUNKHOUSES

OUT AT GIANT MINE.

SO FOR THE INCREDIBLE
PRICE OF $1,

WE GOT ENOUGH LUMBER
FROM THAT BUILDING

TO BUILD MY HOUSEBOAT
AND GARY'S HOUSEBOAT.

COOL?

AND THERE'S
THE ORIGINAL BARREL BARGES

THAT WE WERE MAKING
ON THE ICE.

AND THEN THERE'S
PUTTING IT ON.

WE SLID IT OVER ONTO THIS BARGE,
WHICH IS ON THE WATER.

WE STARTED OUT
WITH 45-GALLON DRUMS

AND PUT RAFTS TOGETHER
AND BUILT HOUSES ON THEM.

THOSE WERE
THE FIRST HOUSEBOATS.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE VERY FIRST
LITTLE HOUSEBOAT COMMUNITY...

THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE
WHEN WE STARTED.

THAT'S COOL.

YOU SEE WE SUCCEEDED.

I MEAN, THERE'S
42 OF THEM OUT THERE.

THOSE ARE COOL.
I'LL GET LUNCH READY, OKAY?

LET'S GO.

I WANT TO GO SEE
MY OLD STOMPING GROUNDS.

WATCH THAT.

NOW, YOU REMEMBER, JOHN.

CAN YOU BELIEVE WHAT THIS
HAS ALL TURNED INTO?

LOOK AT THIS.

I'M AMAZED
AT HOW IT'S GROWN.

THEY'RE PRETTY COOL?

HOUSEBOATING, FOR ME,

IS GONNA BE ONE OF THE MEMORIES
OF MY LIFE.

AFTER 30 YEARS,
I KIND OF LOOK BACK ON IT,

AND I THINK IT'S BECOME
A PART OF MY LEGACY HERE.

YEAH, THERE IT IS, JOHN.

YOU CAN'T BELIEVE
HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU'VE INSPIRED

WITH THAT CURVED ROOF.

EVERYBODY
WANTS TO TRY THAT OUT.

WE HAD NO IDEA WHEN THERE WAS
ONLY TWO OF US OUT HERE

THAT IT WOULD EVER EXPAND.

WHO ELSE WANTED TO LIVE
ON HOUSEBOATS?

BUT NOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND,
THERE'S 40 OF THEM.

WE WANTED TO BRING IT
OUT ON THE WATER,

AND IT ALL STARTED THERE.

KIND OF
A QUIET REVOLUTION.

YEAH, A REVOLUTION.
A REVOLUTION.

I THINK A BOTTLE OF RUM
HELPED THAT IDEA.

PROBABLY MORE THAN ONE, YEAH.
I THINK SO.

HAVING JOHN BACK ON THE LAKE
JUST FELT GREAT.

IT WAS ALMOST LIKE WE WERE DOING
IT AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME.

YOU AND I, JOHN.

WE HAD NO IDEA
WHAT WE STARTED.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS,
TOO?

PEOPLE ARE NOW LOOKING AT US
AS WISE ELDERS

BECAUSE WE DID THIS.
IT'S GREAT.

YES.
WE ARE SO WISE.

HOUSEBOATING,
FOR ME, IS GONNA BE

ONE OF THE BIGGEST MEMORIES
OF MY LIFE,

AND I AT LEAST HAVE
THESE INCREDIBLE STORIES

I CAN TELL ABOUT
THE DAYS ON THE OPEN WATER.

LET'S GO GET SOME LUNCH.
COME ON.

HELL OF AN IDEA.

ANOTHER END-OF-WINTER
TRADITION TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER

IS THE ICE LAKE GAMES.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY
FOR THE LAKE GAMES?

YEAH.
IT'S GORGEOUS OUT.

THE LAKE GAMES ARE JUST
A SMALL ASSORTMENT

OF DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS,

REALLY JUST TO GET US TOGETHER
AND HAVING FUN.

SPRING IS HERE, BABY.

IN THE SPRING, WHEN WE
GET MORE SUN AND MORE HEAT,

WE'RE JUST GETTING THROUGH
CABIN FEVER.

WE WANT TO GO OUT THERE
AND PLAY SOME GAMES TOGETHER,

ENJOY THE ICE BEFORE IT
FALLS OUT FROM BENEATH OUR FEET.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO WIN THESE GAMES.

TRUE TO FORM,
"PIKE" MIKE HAS PLANS

TO INVENT HIS WAY TO A WIN
IN THE TOBOGGAN PULL.

YEAH, YOU WANT AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BRING PEOPLE CLOSE TOGETHER,

THROW AN EVENT,
HAVE SOME RECREATION.

AND WE REALLY ENJOY
OUR LAKE GAMES.

WELL, THERE IT IS.

THIS WILL BE THE FASTED SLED

IN THIS AFTERNOON'S
TOBOGGAN RACE.

THE STOOL TURNS IT INTO
A KICK SLED.

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE
THE STOOL ON HERE,

'CAUSE THIS IS
WHAT'S GIVING YOU STABILITY.

BUT AS A VERY LIGHT,
STREAMLINED RACING TOBOGGAN,

THE STOOL COMES OFF.

I GOT TO STAY STREAMLINED
DOWN LIKE THIS

'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA WIN
THIS RACE.

THE ICE LAKE GAMES
ARE SET TO BEGIN,

AND JOHN ALEXANDER,
ELDER OF THE LAKE,

HAS BEEN CHOSEN
TO JUDGE THE EVENT.

WELCOME TO
THE ANNUAL LAKE GAMES.

WINTER IS OVER,
SPRING IS ON THE WAY,

AND THE LAKE GAMES
WILL PROBABLY BE

THE LAST TIME TO GET TOGETHER
BEFORE BREAK-UP.

THE HOUSE-BOATERS ARE
DIVIDED INTO TWO-PERSON TEAMS,

AND THEY'RE READY TO COMPETE.

TEAM STEPHAN AND ALLYCE.

THANK YOU, JOHN.

AND TEAM
RYAN AND "PIKE" MIKE.

Y'ALL MIGHT AS WELL
CONCEDE NOW.

WE'VE DONE A LOT
OF PREPARATION FOR THIS.

RYAN IS STEPHAN'S BEST FRIEND,

BUT TODAY,
HE'S BEEN RECRUITED

AS "PIKE" MIKE'S SECRET WEAPON.

"PIKE" MIKE HAS
AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE HAVING RYAN.

BUT I'VE GOT MY NUMBER-ONE.
I'VE GOT ALLYCE.

AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, SIR,
TEAM RANDY.

RANDY, ARE YOU
PLAYING THE GAMES ALONE?

RANDY IS A CANADIAN RANGER
AND AN EXPERT IN SURVIVAL SKILLS,

SO HE'LL BE COMPETING SOLO
AS HIS HANDICAP.

I'VE BEEN IN THESE TYPES
OF COMPETITIONS IN THE PAST.

ALL THE HOUSE-BOATERS,

THEY JUST LOVE BEING OUTSIDE
AND DOING STUFF,

AND THIS IS REALLY GREAT WAY
FOR EVERYBODY TO GET TOGETHER

AND TO, YOU KNOW,
SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS

AND HAVE A GOOD, FUN TIME

OF TRYING TO OUTDO EACH OTHER
AT THESE EVENTS.

OKAY, LET'S HAVE
SPORTSMANSHIP HERE,

BECAUSE THE WINNER
OF THIS ILLUSTRIOUS EVENT

WILL WIN AN ANTIQUE
YELLOWKNIFE TEAPOT.

YOU NEED ONE OF THOSE.
YEAH!

THE COPPER TEAPOT
IS ALSO A YELLOWKNIFE NATIVE,

AS YELLOWKNIFE GOT ITS NAME

FROM THE MANY COPPER MINES
FIRST ESTABLISHED HERE.

THERE MAY BE
SURPRISES INSIDE.

OOH.

MAY THE BEST
HUMANOID WIN.

THE OPENING GAME
OF THE TOURNAMENT

IS A PEOPLE-POWERED
TOBOGGAN RACE ACROSS THE ICE.

TEAMS,
TO THE START LINE.

WELL, THE TOBOGGAN PULL...

PUT A LOT OF PREPARATION
INTO THAT.

WE WERE REALLY CONFIDENT.

I'M A GAZELLE, MAN. I CAN RUN.

ALLYCE CALLS ME
FREAKISHLY FAST.

I GOT THIS.

WELCOME TO
THE TOBOGGAN PULL.

YOU WILL RACE
TO THAT BLUE BARREL,

GO AROUND THE BLUE BARREL.

YOU WILL RACE BACK.

THE FIRST TEAM
CROSSING THIS LINE WINS.

READY?

SET.

GO! MUSH!

****

SIX MONTHS OF WINTER IS ENDING,

BUT BEFORE BREAK-UP
TAKES OVER THE LAKE...

TEAMS,
TO THE START LINE.

...THE HOUSE-BOATERS ARE HAVING
ONE LAST BLAST...

THEIR ANNUAL ICE LAKE GAMES.

WE'VE GOT THIS ONE.
STEPH'S A CRAZY-FAST RUNNER.

WE CAN DO THIS.
WE'RE GONNA COME IN FIRST.

THIS TOBOGGAN RACE
IS THE FIRST EVENT OF THE DAY

FOR THESE HUMAN SLED DOGS
TO ESCAPE THEIR CABIN FEVER.

RANDY IS PULLING ALONE,

SO HIS TOBOGGAN IS WEIGHTED DOWN
WITH BAGS OF FIREWOOD.

READY?

SET.

GO!

STEPHAN AND ALLYCE
ARE OUT OF THE GATE

LIKE A RACEHORSE TEAM.

BUT MY GUY, HE'S JUST... LIKE,
I CAN FEEL THE ACCELERATION.

****

MOVE!
NO!

WE FELL, AND THERE WAS
NO GOING BACK FROM THERE.

AND THEN,
OUT OF FREAKING NOWHERE,

RYAN WITH A SANTA CLAUS ONESIE
STARTS PULLING AHEAD OF ME.

"PIKE" MIKE...
HIS DUMB DESIGN IS GRADE-A.

SO WHAT DO I DO?
I BRING OUT THE SPEED.

TURN IT UP, STEPH!
TURN IT UP!

I'M GIVING HER ALL I GOT, AND
HE'S STILL PULLING AHEAD OF ME.

WE HAVE IT.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS
NOT WIPE OUT AROUND THE TURN.

IT WAS A LOT LIKE RIDING
WITH A THOROUGHBRED,

THE MUSHER AND THE LEAD DOG.

HAH! HAH, HORSE!

RIGHT OVER
THE FINISH LINE!

WAY TO RACE HARD, GARY.

IT WAS ONLY
THE EQUIPMENT?

I GOT A GOOD HORSE, TOO.

WE DO THE LAKE GAMES

BECAUSE YOU CAN ACTUALLY BE
OUTSIDE AND ENJOY YOURSELF.

AND WHAT BETTER TIME
THAN TO GET TOGETHER

WITH FRIENDS IN THE COMMUNITY
AND HAVE A LITTLE RIVALRY.

I MEAN, WE JUST WANT
TO HAVE SOME FUN

BEFORE THE ICE BREAKS UP.

THE NEXT CONTEST WE HAD WAS
AN AXE-THROWING CONTEST.

FOR THE AX THROW,
EACH HOUSE-BOATER

GETS THREE CHANCES
TO POP THE BALLOON WITH AN AX.

BUT MOLLY,
WHO'S NEWEST TO THE LAKE,

MIGHT BE IN OVER HER HEAD.

I HAVE NO IDEA
HOW TO THROW AN AX.

MY CONFIDENCE LEVEL
ISN'T THAT HIGH.

MOLLY, THE AX MURDERER.

PRETTY GOOD TECHNIQUE,
THERE.

MOVE TO THE LEFT A LITTLE BIT.

CORRECT YOURSELF.
YOU ARE MONEY.

YOU ARE MONEY ALL DAY LONG,
SWEETHEART.

WINNER!
DAMN IT.

AX THROWING DIDN'T GO SO WELL.

IT'S ON YOU, HON.

THIS AX TOSS, I WOULD BE
VERY, VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT.

****

****

COULDN'T GET ON THE BOARD.
COULDN'T GET ON THE BOARD.

VERY FEW AXES
ACTUALLY PENETRATED,

BUT ACCURACY WON THE DAY.

BIG MONEY! NO WHAMMY!

I MANAGED TO BURST
THE BALLOON, AND BANG,

I PUT IT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
AND POPPED THE BALLOON.

THAT WAS A GOOD FEELING.

HE MAY HAVE WON THIS ROUND,
BUT IT'S HOCKEY TIME.

THE THIRD EVENT
IS THE HOCKEY SHOOTOUT,

WHERE EACH TEAM
USES A STICK AND PUCK

TO TRY AND KNOCK DOWN
THE MOST CANS.

PLAYED A BIT OF HOCKEY
IN MY TIME.

WORKED ON MY SHOT
OVER THE YEARS.

"PIKE" MIKE! "PIKE" MIKE!

WOW!

BEST WRIST-SHOT EVER.

YOU GET BONUS POINTS
FOR THAT.

STEPHAN, YOU'RE NEXT.

MWAH!

THIS IS THE HOCKEY SHOOTOUT.

THIS IS WHERE
I'VE GOT SOME WRIST.

I'VE GOT SOME LIFT.

I'VE GOT SOME SLAP SHOTS.

AW, COME ON.

NICE SHOOTING THERE, TEX.

EVERY PROUD CANADIAN SHOULD KNOW

HOW TO KNOCK CANS OFF
WITH A HOCKEY STICK AND A PUCK.

ALLYCE.

YOU GOT THE TECHNIQUE.
LIKE EGGS OUT OF THE FRYING PAN.

I'M NOT SO GOOD
AT GETTING IT UP IN THE AIR,

SO I'M A LITTLE WORRIED.

IT LOOKS PRETTY TOUGH.

THAT WAS
SUCH A GOOD HIT.

HEY, WE'RE DOWN TO OVERTIME.

MAKE THE LAST SHOT COUNT.

THE SCORE IS EVEN,

AND IF "PIKE" MIKE HITS DOWN
ONE MORE, HE'LL BE THE WINNER.

YOU GOT THIS, MIKE.
COME ON.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, MAN.

YOU DID AN ADEQUATE JOB.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

THE FINAL GAME OF THE DAY

IS A NORTHERN TRADITIONAL EVENT
KNOWN AS TEA BOILING.

GO, GO, GO.

COME ON.

HOLD ON.
LET ME GET MY HAND ON TOP.

SO, WE GOT
THE TEA BOILING COMPETITION.

PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD SKILLS.

SLUSH IT.
SLUSH IT UP.

DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.

YOU GOT TO AUGER A HOLE,

YOU GOT TO FILL YOUR CUP
WITH WATER, SPLIT SOME WOOD,

AND GET A FIRE GOING
USING FLINT.

OKAY, GET THE CAN.
GET THE CAN.

AND THEN YOU FINALLY
BOIL SOME TEA.

****
THEY'RE ALREADY THROUGH.

****
CHEATER ****

OKAY.

GET THE WATER, BRO.

COME ON! ****

I LOOK OVER AT "PIKE" MIKE
AND RYAN, AND THEY'RE IN.

FIRST ONES THROUGH THE ICE.

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD,
GOOD. I GOT IT.

GARY AND MOLLY...

OKAY, 1, 2, 3.

...THESE GUYS ARE AUGERING
LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW.

THEY'VE GOT THE WATER.
THEY'RE STARTING ON THEIR FIRE.

RANDY... DONE.

THESE ARE ****
TWO-YEAR-OLD BLADES!

WE'RE ****

WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT,
WATCH OUT. ****

I'VE MADE A LOT OF FIRES
IN MY DAY UNDER TOUGH CONDITIONS

AND UNDER A LITTLE BIT
OF PRESSURE SOMETIMES, TOO.

SO NOTHING NEW TO ME,
I GUESS.

MAYBE I HAD
A LITTLE ADVANTAGE THAT WAY.

COME ON.

THAT'S SMOKE. WHERE
THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S FIRE.

THE FIRE-BUILDING
WAS PRETTY TOUGH.

I HADN'T USED A FLINT BEFORE.

THIS IS GREEN.

IT WAS INTERESTING WITH THE AX
GETTING ALL THESE LITTLE SPARKS,

BUT NOTHING'S CATCHING.

THIS ISN'T GONNA WORK.

YOU GOT ANY PAPER?

THEY CAN'T DO THAT.
THAT'S CHEATING.

GEEZ, YOU'RE GETTING
A GOOD SPARK.

WE'RE LIKE MAKING FIREWORKS,
WE HAD SO MUCH SPARK GOING.

WE COULD HAVE SPENT
A LITTLE MORE TIME

BUILDING A BETTER TINDER PILE.

BIRCH BARK, BIRCH BARK,
BIRCH BARK.

RANDY... THIS GUY'S SHARP.

RANDY DECIDES
TO LAY HIS JACKET DOWN.

HE STARTS SHAVING MAGNESIUM
INTO A PILE.

THAT WAS THE KEY.

STEPH.

KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
I'LL KEEP DOING WHAT I'M DOING.

WE'RE GONNA WIN THIS.

OKAY, SHE'S HOT, BABY.
SHE'S HOT.

NOW I'M ACTUALLY VERY,
VERY IMPRESSED WITH MYSELF.

I LOOK OVER, NOBODY ELSE
HAS GOT A FIRE BUT RANDY.

SO NOW IT'S ME AND RANDY.

ME AND RANDY ALL THE WAY.

LOOK AT THAT.
LOOK AT THAT.

IT'S GONNA BOIL ANY SECOND.

GETTING THERE?

IT'S COMING. IT'S COMING.

THERE YOU GO.

YOU HAVE A ROLLING BOIL.

YOU GOT IT.
CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE BOILING!
WE'RE BOILING!

WE'RE BOILING!
WE'RE BOILING HERE, BOSS!

COME ON, HURRY UP!

****
WHOA! JOHN!

ON THE EVER-THINNING ICE

OF GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

CANADIAN RANGER RANDY
IS THE OVERALL WINNER

OF THE HOUSE-BOATERS
ICE LAKE GAMES.

BUT THE DAY IS FAR FROM OVER.

ROLLING BOIL.
YOU GOT IT.

CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.

WE'RE BOILING!
WE'RE BOILING!

WE'RE BOILING!
WE'RE BOILING HERE, BOSS!

COME ON, HURRY UP!

WHOA! JOHN!

YOU DON'T WANT TO FALL
IN THIS WATER.

YOU HAVE SECONDS TO GET OUT.

I GOT YOU, I GOT YOU,
I GOT YOU.

YOU CAN'T BREATHE.

JUST THE SHOCK OF THE WATER,
IT TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY,

AND YOU JUST PANIC.

MEDIC!

MANY PEOPLE
HAVE DIED IN THIS LAKE.

I GOT YOU,
I GOT YOU, I GOT YOU.

WITHOUT WARNING,
A THIN SPOT ON THE ICE

TAKES THE VETERAN HOUSE-BOATER
IN ITS GRIP...

- YOU OKAY, JOHN?
- MY GOD.

...A STARK REMINDER

THAT CELEBRATION ON THE ICE
CAN BE SHORT-LIVED,

AND THAT THE LAKE
IS ALWAYS IN CONTROL.

WE'VE NEVER LOST
A HOUSE-BOATER.

WE'RE LOST A COUPLE OF, UM,
SORT OF CIVILIANS, IF YOU WILL.

BUT WE NEVER LOST
A HOUSE-BOATER.

FOR THE HOUSE-BOATERS,
JOHN FALLING THROUGH

IS A TELLTALE SIGN
THAT THE ICE WHICH HOLDS THEM UP

IS SLOWLY CRUMBLING
UNDER THEIR FEET.

ONCE YOU START GETTING
TOO CONFIDENT WITH THE ICE,

THAT'S WHEN IT GETS DANGEROUS.

I'M NOT GONNA HEAR THE END
OF THIS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

WELL, YOUR HAND LOOKS LIKE

IT WENT THROUGH
THE WRINGER, THERE.

ALONG THE SIDE HERE, AND...
REALLY?

YEAH, SEE
A LITTLE BIT THERE.

JUST ANOTHER WAR WOUND.

WELL, BREAK-UP'S COMING PRETTY
SOON, AND IT'S QUITE DANGEROUS.

THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS,
WHEN YOU FALL THROUGH THE ICE.