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." |
From inside the book
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... Leaving Fort George on July 17 , A.P. Low spent a month examining the islands in James Bay and along the coast down to Rupert House where he ended his survey on August 19. In spite of having sailed at least 300 miles ( 483 km ) since ...
... leaving Fort Chimo , 800 miles ( 1287 km ) to the north . After this remarkable journey , Jim and Maud Watt moved to Rupert House , where Jim was appointed factor . They arrived when the beaver population was in steep decline . Beavers ...
... leaving my dog , Mica , not to mention our three - year - old first - born son , Isaac , my very frail 89 - year - old mom and , of course , my wife Connie . Of the four , I worry most about my mom , Rose . She is " as sweet as the ...
... leaving my mother and family , I have several nagging physical ailments that refuse to heal . I sprained my right index finger weeks before , demonstrating to Isaac how to go down the natural waterslide at High Falls on Algonquin Parks ...
... leaving his family ? This is a story about an explorer and a canoe trip , but our adventure really started on the drive from Ottawa to Lebel - sur - Quevillon . One doesn't have to head very far north of Ottawa before the country begins ...