Plot Synopsis

ICE LAKE REBELS is a one-hour reality series that follows a community of survivalists living off the grid in houseboats on Yellowknife Bay, Great Slave Lake, as they hunt for food, drill for water, trade for necessities, and protect their turf in Canada's Northwest Territorites. Since they don't live on land, they don't pay taxes, and, therefore, no one polices them. It's a lawless frozen lake of ultra-libertarians forced together during brutal winters, while they band together to endure the two most deadly times of the year: the freeze and thaw periods. The series opens with the winter freeze only days away, as Stephan and Allyce struggle to secure the problematic floats that are tilting their houseboat and then brave deadly conditions to fish, while getting lessons from Pike Mike. Meanwhile, newbies Iman and Jessica discover that living in a houseboat during freeze-up can be life threatening. Then, Randy's caribou hunt is threatened by a snowmobile fire, while Brian and Henry try a power auger to save their fishing business. Later, Molly returns home from Vancouver to help her father, Gary, open a restaurant.
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Animal Planet returned for its nine-episode second season on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 10pm ET/PT. This season, newcomers and longtime denizens of Great Slave are again pushed to the limit by the ever-changing life cycle and erratic nature of the lake. With a polar vortex causing temperatures to plummet earlier than normal, the community turns to each other for support. Neophytes and experts must scramble to secure floating homes before the ice freezes solid, bearing in mind that one wrong move could lead to disastrous results for the rest of winter. In Season 2:

- Veteran Pike Mike utilizes old-style arctic techniques to insulate his home and survive the brutal cold. But with temperatures dropping to extreme lows, can his primitive ways hold up against Mother Nature?

- Molly grew up on the lake and returns for the winter after living in the city. Molly's father, Gary, is considered to be one of the founding fathers of life on the lake and is always willing to help his daughter. But Molly is determined to be more independent and survive the lake on her own. Can she be successful in living outside her father's shadow?

- Dene First nation natives and first time lake dwellers Kyle and Payton think the rewards outweigh the risks of life on the lake, and they plan to utilize their native skills to navigate the winter. But, does keeping their barge afloat, heated and dry during get the best of them?

- Long-time lakers Stephan and Allyce prepare for freeze up, but have more on their minds. The newlyweds want to start a family, but their aging one-room houseboat is not ideal for raising a newborn. Allyce convinces Stephan to move to her "dream home" -- a bigger houseboat, but the location is not ideal. Must they risk isolation and happiness by looking for a more sensible alternative?