The spectacular but unforgiving terrain of 1927 Vermont sets the stage for this collision between high-stakes progress and a frontier way of life. 

Legendary Yankee log-driver Noel Lord (Academy Award-nominated Rip Torn) defies power company boss, Clayton Farnsworth (Michael J. Fox) who orders Lord and his feisty American Indian mate (Tantoo Cardinal) off their soon-to-be-flooded land.  Farnsworth never met a man he couldn't buy . . . but then, he'd never met Noel Lord. 

Stunning performances by a star-studded cast make this an unforgettable frontie adventure and a humorous and touching love story.