figurines & knick knacks
where theres a will
when kate hanlon enrolls in an art course at a community college she discovers that her teacher ellen carruthers was pauls college sweetheart . kate is wary of the woman but soon ellen has enlisted kates help to solve an old family squabble . ellens family owns an abandoned mining town on high hoot ridge but unless she can prove her claim on the land it will be sold to a paper company and the regions rich history along with her family memories will be lost . as kate wrestles with these mysteries ellens relationship with paul raises questions of a whole different kind . and paul has been invited to join the chamber of commerce but his plans to revitalize the local economy only lead to frustration . can he find a way to preserve the towns history and still make sure it has a future can they all find a way to make sense of the past