An archeology student has an aquatic encounter with an ancient deity. One woman's shipwrecked fate is mysteriously avenged. Friends on a fishing trip catch something far stranger than they could have imagined. A man becomes obsessed with collecting seashells before realizing the dread significance of their patterns.

Each story in this collection is inspired by the legendary lore of the Great Lakes. These inland seas are home to a mythos of tragedy and beauty, where glaciers have carved out the contours of the land in ages past, and enigmas hide beneath the troubled waves.