Ice skating has a long tradition in East Frisia: the network of canals criss-crossing the countryside dates back to the time when the high-lying moors were first cultivated - when they froze in winter, the gateway to the world was opened for a while to isolated farms: ”I’m just off to Emden to buy a pot of mustard” was a saying of the countryside dwellers, who otherwise never visited the town the whole year round. In the film they recollect the expanses of water that covered the countryside in the autumn and froze in the winter, as well as ”skating brides” and legendary competitions.