A rousing Disney dog-sled adventure based on a real life event - a 522-mile dog-sled race between Winnipeg, Canada and St. Paul, Minnesota that occurred in 1917. When his father is accidentally killed, South Dakota farmboy Will Stoneman decides to enter the dog-sled race in order to save his family from financial ruin. His mother wants Will to use part of the prospective $10,000 race winnings for college, but Will just wants to save the farm.