Sat, Dec 7, 1963
At Chub's birthday party, he recalls his first encounter with the Rangers. As orphan from the big city and the new kid in Indian River, the junior rangers try to make him feel at home by throwing him a surprise birthday party. Before long he runs away from home and gets lost in the muskeg and the Forest Rangers need to find him quickly before the wild animals do.
1963
Local school girl, Susannah, wins a scholarship to study in the city, but her father won't let her go because he needs her to stay and help around the farm. Her father almost dies after he blows up a beaver dam with dynamite. Later on the kids help around the farm and Susannah can take off to the city to continue her studies.
1963
Renowned western action hero Tex Bailey comes to Indian River with his son to shoot a black bear. The only problem is that he really isn't an expert woodsman. Joe ends up talking to the bear in his native Ojibway Indian tongue after Tex misfires his rifle and panics. The kids make his son Danny an honorary Junior Ranger.
1963
Tyrant Jack Brass lives in a shack out in the bush where he poaches furs illegally. Joe and the kids track him on a dog sled. When Jack and his friend catch Joe, they plan to beat him up and put him through a hole in the ice of the river where he will won't be found until springtime. A fight ensues with the hole in the background, but Chub comes and saves Joe's hide just in time.