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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... expeditions over six weeks in length to James Bay . His river routes include the Upper Rupert , Eastmain and the Tichegami ( a major tributary of the Eastmain ) . With three companions he followed the same rough river route in 2002 as ...
... expedition . We thank those who supported us financially in our quest for knowl- edge and insights into A.P. Low and his life and times , and into the area he spent much of his career exploring : The Royal Canadian Geographical Society ...
... expeditions and plotted , as a pilgrim- age of sorts , a trip that would take them on a journey of discovery into the heart of the boreal forest . It's fascinating to read about how busy it was in Northern Quebec 100 years ago . Of ...
... expedition linked the watersheds of the rivers La Grande , Eastmain and Rupert , the last of these considered one of Canada's most endangered waterways because of imminent hydro - electric power development . We invite you to follow ...
... expeditions along the unfriendly coasts of Ungava Bay , Hudson Bay and James Bay and into the high Arctic in the 1890s and early 1900s . However , we apol- ogize for not following his trail over salt water , but perhaps another time ...