Twelve-year-old Michael explores the Boundary Waters with friends. One night, his mother gets severely injured. Michael grapples with becoming a man while navigating a world where men inflict harm, determined to rectify the situation.

In the Iron Range of Minnesota, 12yo Michael is exploring the Boundary Waters with his friends and learning to flirt with girls, when one night his mother is badly hurt. Desperate to fix what happened, Michael struggles to become a man in a world where he learns men cause harm.