A journalist writing a story about Tikchik expects the VIP treatment, but a limping generator and a bat infestation threatens to shut the whole thing down. Then, a firewood mission goes awry leaving people lost and wet.

Tikchik is reward with a once-in-lifetime rainbow after an unexpected gale. Also, an increased bear presence leaves the lodge on its toes, and a husband and wife team challenge each other to improve their angling skills.

A proposed open-pit mine threatens the very existence of the lodge, Bud lays down the law with his staff and the old generator may sputter its last breath. That's all set aside, though, when a wounded warrior arrives.