Paddling the Boreal Forest: Rediscovering A.P. LowDundurn, 29 նոյ, 2004 թ. - 319 էջ The boreal forest of Quebec/Labrador -- some of the most rugged and isolated land in Canada -- has captivated avid canoeists for generations. In the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, the intrepid A.P. Low of the Geological Survey of Canada spent, in total, more than ten years of his working life surveying the area. Employing Aboriginal canoemen and guides, he travelled by canoe, snowshoe and sailing vessel to map and document much of this vast territory. Challenged by the mystique of this extraordinary Canadian, canoeists Max Finkelstein and James Stone retraced Low's routes -- by their admission, their toughest canoe trip ever! Using archival sources, oral history and personal experience, they tell the story of A.P. Low and, in the process, reveal the environmental issues now facing this much threatened Canadian wilderness. "Once again Max Finkelstein has blessed us with his incredible ability to make history of exploration come alive. Rather than sit behind a desk and try to imagine the 'misadventures' Low would have had, he goes out and duplicates them, and along the way creates a few tales of his own. This is one great read and we should be thankful that people like Max and Jim Stone exist in this world of ours." "From A.P. Low's logs and reports, Max Finkelstein and Jim Stone give vitality to that great geological surveyor. Interspersed are vivid accounts of their own challenging canoe voyages on the same rivers and portages of the boreal forest and rock in the James Bay/Ungava/Labrador country of the Cree, Innu and Inuit. What emerges is an eloquent testimonial for the wilderness canoe trip in the Canadian experience." |
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... called Eskimo Seal Lake , " about 100 miles inland . Even these alternatives were subject to change as many dogs had died at the post the previous winter.38 By mid - February , plans for Young had indeed changed and he was sent with Jim ...
... called the Great Whale River ) which flows out of a large lake of the same name ( now called Lake Bienville ) . They only were able to cover 25 miles , " ... owing to the soft weather , which by melting the crust of the snow , ren ...
... called Pointe Louis XIV ) , which marks the east- ern entrance to James Bay . From there he proceeded to the HBC post of Fort George on the Big River , reaching it by mid - July after stopping to examine the rocks along the shore ...
... called Rupert House , where the Rupert River dumps its waters into James Bay would be tough . But not this tough . I am reminded of a poem by Alfred DesRochers that describes just how we feel at the moment : We are the dwindled sons of ...
... listed and rapids described with meticulous accuracy . Eastmain , Rupert , Caniapiscau , Leaf , Rivière aux Mélèzes , Mistassini , Nichicun , Clearwater , Hamilton ( now called Churchill ) , Romaine 2 PADDLING THE BOREAL FOREST.