What happens when young boys spending the summer with their grandparents meet a talking raccoon who opens their eyes to environmental issues? Lasting memories are created! Timmy and brother Jimmy spend summer at grandparents house on bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. They meet grandmother's raccoon friend Duncan who reveals only to the boys that she can talk and shares environmental awareness and helps stop an incident with neighboring bullies that cause her great personal loss and almost Jimmy's life. Side trips with grandparents are teaching moments about this section of northwest Michigan including Mackinac Island and Bridge. A transformative experience for many characters on several fronts.