On an ice-fishing trip to the Great Lakes, a father and his son find an old fisherman, who tells an odd story about needing to find his boat before a storm hits. Later, a storm breaks up the ice and the pair are stranded on an ice floe. They are saved when the floe is run aground on an island with a lighthouse, whose keeper is the old fisherman.; A elderly merchant becomes rich by dealing in illegally obtained ancient artifacts. He receives a jar that supposedly contains a liquid that will give the gift of eternal youth.; Archie, a porter and handyman at an airport, seems to have the power of prophecy.; The possibilities of the existence of extra-sensory perception, telepathy, precognition, and psychometry.