"1911 marked the beginning of the last great land rush in Canada. Over the next 5 years, thousands of men, women and children fought their way over 250 miles of rough terrain which became known as the Edson to Grande Prairie Trail. It was the journey to the last Great West, a journey to the final frontier. The prize-hundreds of thousands of acres of bountiful land virtually free for the taking. The only problem was getting there. Using horse teams and oxen to haul sleds and wagons, they slogged through the forest and muskeg. They block and tackled their way up steep hills, braked and skidded down slippery slopes, and crossed rushing streams and rivers. They endured scourges of insects, lack of food and fodder, freezing temperatures in the depths of winter and blistering heat of summer. Their words are illustrated by archival photographs and re-enactments by skilled teamsters (many of whom are descendants of the original settlers). The viewer can expect ot re-live the experience and trails of the trail-from the blistering cold a prairie winter, to the gooey challenge of spring when wagons are cemented in bogs and rigs have to be triple teamed to break free"--Container.