The Tockers have been living in Muska Lake for generations, with a bridge, a main street, and a history book titled Taking Our Time: A History of Tockers to show for it. Suffice it to say, the family has made its impact on this small town. In the middle of this town, the latest generation of young Tockers find themselves lazily counting down the days to summer and familiar summer jobs spent in and around the bush. Their father, who has returned from another stint working in forestry has a plan that will shake up their lives. In spite of this deep connection to the town and their place in it, the young Tockers are nearing the end of the school year and that time of year when their father will head north in search of work. This time, he plans to leave their town permanently. Their mother on the other hand, known for her mountain-like stubbornness, refuses to leave this place that she calls home for the sake of the Tocker legacy, despite the fact that in reality she technically is not a Tocker. Her determination to stay leads to a final confrontation between herself and her on-again off-again husband, who gives the girls in the family an ultimatum to leave their hometown. When the girls decide to leave with their father, all that they have left of the town are the memories like scars that run deep.