It's July 1895 and the New York elite have decamped to Newport, Rhode Island for a summer of balls, garden parties, and yacht races. Covering these events for the women's pages of the Newport Observer is Emma Vanderbilt-Cross, a fearless twenty-one-year-old writer with family ties to the wealthy Vanderbilt family.

Best friends Bree & Jess plan a beautiful summer canoe trip in Northern Ontario only to encounter a nightmare beyond comprehension after meeting, Isaac, a strange man with twisted visions of post-apocalyptic survival.