Portage Into the Past: By Canoe Along the Minnesota-Ontario Boundary Waters
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (966 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816602182 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 186 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
One of the best Up there with Sigurd F. Olson, Helen Hoover, and my new favorite MN nature book THIS SIDE OF A WILDERNESS by Daniel J. Rice. If it weren't for the winters I would be in a canoe deep in the woods all year, but at least the cold gets me inside where I can dedicate some time to these fine outdoors books. Portage into the past is great for the winter chair or the summer campfire. "Great read" according to peirre portage. If you a from Minnesota and have been to the BWCA u will enjoy this book,it's a quick read but full of interest stuff for those of us who are into history and canoeing
Bolz was an avid outdoorsman and accomplished nature photographer.
French Canadian voyageurs traveled through this area, which is bordered by both the United States and Canada, almost 300 years ago, paddling birch-bark canoes along the St. Today's adventurers of the north country will treasure this classic volume, an ideal guidebook for the region's remarkable past.. In this classic work of travel and adventure, Bolz recounts a journey he took in 1958, retracing the voyageurs' route from Grand Portage on Lake Superior through the Quetico-Superior country to Rainy Lake. The wilderness of the Boundary Waters is as rich in history as it is in natural beauty. Lawrence-Superior route to northwestern Canada. His canoe and paddle served as a time machine as he re-created a trip first taken centuries ago.Beautifully illustrated by Francis Lee Jaques, Portage into the Past draws from the journals and maps of the early explorers of the region
About the Author Bolz was an avid outdoorsman and accomplished nature photographer.