True stories of five adventurers who explored Canada including Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Pierre de la Verendrye, Samuel Hearne, and David Thompson.
Profiles six significant people in the history of Canada including Sir John A. Macdonald, Jeanne Mance, Sir Sam Steele, Joseph Brant, and Pierre Trudeau.
Presents brief profiles of five national heros of Canada including astronaut Roberta Bondar, World War II and Korean War veteran Tommy Prince, marathon runner Terry Fox, Doctor Norman Dethune, and early pioneer Madeleine de Vercheres.