A Boundary Waters History

A Boundary Waters History

Author: Stephen Wilbers

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2011-07-15

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1625841892

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Teasing out the history of a place celebrated for timelessness—where countless paddle strokes have disappeared into clear waters—requires a sure and attentive hand. Stephen Wilbers’s account reaches back to the glaciers that first carved out the Boundary Waters and to the original inhabitants, as well as to generations of wilderness explorers, both past and present. He does so without losing the personal relationship built through a lifetime of pilgrimages (anchored by almost three decades of trips with his father). This story captures the untold broader narrative of the region, as well as a thousand different details sure to be recognized by fellow pilgrims, like the grinding rhythm of a long portage or the loon call that slips into that last moment before sleep.


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Download or read book A Boundary Waters History written by Stephen Wilbers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teasing out the history of a place celebrated for timelessness—where countless paddle strokes have disappeared into clear waters—requires a sure and attentive hand. Stephen Wilbers’s account reaches back to the glaciers that first carved out the Boundary Waters and to the original inhabitants, as well as to generations of wilderness explorers, both past and present. He does so without losing the personal relationship built through a lifetime of pilgrimages (anchored by almost three decades of trips with his father). This story captures the untold broader narrative of the region, as well as a thousand different details sure to be recognized by fellow pilgrims, like the grinding rhythm of a long portage or the loon call that slips into that last moment before sleep.


Canoeing the Boundary Waters Wilderness

Canoeing the Boundary Waters Wilderness

Author: Stephen Wilbers

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012-07-24

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1614236240

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Canoeing the Boundary Waters Wilderness: A Sawbill Log continues the story of wilderness canoeing begun in A Boundary Waters History: Canoeing Across Time, this time offering historical information about black bear attacks on humans, loon calls and behaviors, lightning strikes on the waters, the experience of a woman going into labor while canoeing with her husband, the sighting of spectacular northern lights, and reflections on the wilderness experience. All the while Wilbers reflects on experiences canoeing with his family. As in the first book, quotes from some of Minnesota’s well known wilderness authors appear throughout the manuscript.


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Download or read book Canoeing the Boundary Waters Wilderness written by Stephen Wilbers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canoeing the Boundary Waters Wilderness: A Sawbill Log continues the story of wilderness canoeing begun in A Boundary Waters History: Canoeing Across Time, this time offering historical information about black bear attacks on humans, loon calls and behaviors, lightning strikes on the waters, the experience of a woman going into labor while canoeing with her husband, the sighting of spectacular northern lights, and reflections on the wilderness experience. All the while Wilbers reflects on experiences canoeing with his family. As in the first book, quotes from some of Minnesota’s well known wilderness authors appear throughout the manuscript.


Exploring the Boundary Waters

Exploring the Boundary Waters

Author: Daniel Pauly

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2013-11-30

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 1452906467

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With more than 200,000 visitors annually, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is among the most alluring wilderness areas in the country, unique because it is most often explored by canoe. Comprised of more than one million acres, the BWCAW is an exceptional combination of expansive wilderness, abundant wildlife, and fascinating natural and human history. Exploring the Boundary Waters is the most comprehensive trip planner to the BWCAW, giving travelers an overview of each entry point into the wilderness area as well as detailed descriptions of more than one hundred specific routes—including a ranking of their difficulty level and maps that feature the major waterways, portages, and the designated campsites. The book is crafted so that readers can design their own route through the almost inexhaustible network of lakes and streams. Daniel Pauly, Boundary Waters expert, worked with the U.S. Forest Service, the Minnesota DNR, and local outfitters to collect and present crucial information here: instructions on about how to obtain a permit, the rules and regulations of the park, safety tips, and suggestions about how to help maintain the ecological integrity of the wilderness. As engaging as it is informative, Exploring the Boundary Waters not only contributes advice on the pros and cons of each route, but also brings the reader a natural and historical context for the journey by offering insight into the pictographs, mining sites, logging railroads, and ruins one may encounter on an expedition. With its accessible and personal style, Exploring the Boundary Waters is the perfect guide for anyone—novice or seasoned veteran—arranging a trip to the BWCAW. A companion Web site for this book, http://www.boundarywatersguide.com, presents useful information that can be downloaded for planning a trip, including gear lists, overview maps, and route updates.


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Download or read book Exploring the Boundary Waters written by Daniel Pauly and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 200,000 visitors annually, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is among the most alluring wilderness areas in the country, unique because it is most often explored by canoe. Comprised of more than one million acres, the BWCAW is an exceptional combination of expansive wilderness, abundant wildlife, and fascinating natural and human history. Exploring the Boundary Waters is the most comprehensive trip planner to the BWCAW, giving travelers an overview of each entry point into the wilderness area as well as detailed descriptions of more than one hundred specific routes—including a ranking of their difficulty level and maps that feature the major waterways, portages, and the designated campsites. The book is crafted so that readers can design their own route through the almost inexhaustible network of lakes and streams. Daniel Pauly, Boundary Waters expert, worked with the U.S. Forest Service, the Minnesota DNR, and local outfitters to collect and present crucial information here: instructions on about how to obtain a permit, the rules and regulations of the park, safety tips, and suggestions about how to help maintain the ecological integrity of the wilderness. As engaging as it is informative, Exploring the Boundary Waters not only contributes advice on the pros and cons of each route, but also brings the reader a natural and historical context for the journey by offering insight into the pictographs, mining sites, logging railroads, and ruins one may encounter on an expedition. With its accessible and personal style, Exploring the Boundary Waters is the perfect guide for anyone—novice or seasoned veteran—arranging a trip to the BWCAW. A companion Web site for this book, http://www.boundarywatersguide.com, presents useful information that can be downloaded for planning a trip, including gear lists, overview maps, and route updates.


Boundary Waters

Boundary Waters

Author: Paul Gruchow

Publisher: World as Home

Published: 1999-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781571312358

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Organized by the seasons of the year, Boundary Waters explores the 2.5 million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area that straddles the United States-Canada border near Lake Superior. Gruchow turns a naturalist's eye on a wilderness of wolves, moose, and loons as he visits national parks and other scenic spots. Drawing on the works of Thoreau and Wendell Berry, he explores the relationship of person to place.


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Download or read book Boundary Waters written by Paul Gruchow and published by World as Home. This book was released on 1999-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized by the seasons of the year, Boundary Waters explores the 2.5 million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area that straddles the United States-Canada border near Lake Superior. Gruchow turns a naturalist's eye on a wilderness of wolves, moose, and loons as he visits national parks and other scenic spots. Drawing on the works of Thoreau and Wendell Berry, he explores the relationship of person to place.


Boundary Waters

Boundary Waters

Author: William Kent Krueger

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-03-16

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1439120013

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Former small-town sheriff Cork O’Connor leads a desperate search-and-rescue mission into the unforgiving Minnesota wilderness in this “gritty, bloody adventure” (Publishers Weekly) from critically acclaimed author William Kent Krueger’s award-winning mystery series. The Quetico-Superior Wilderness: more than two million acres of forest, white-water rapids, and uncharted islands on the Canadian/American border. Somewhere in the heart of this unforgiving territory, a young woman named Shiloh—a country-western singer at the height of her fame—has disappeared. Her father arrives in Aurora, Minnesota, to hire Cork O’Connor to find his daughter. Cork joins a search party that includes an ex-con, two FBI agents, and a ten-year-old boy. Others are on Shiloh’s trail as well—men hired not just to find her, but to kill her. As the expedition ventures deeper into the wilderness, strangers descend on Aurora, threatening to spill blood on the town’s snowy streets. Meanwhile, out on the Boundary Waters, winter falls hard. Cork’s team of searchers loses contact with civilization, and like the brutal winds of a Minnesota blizzard, death—violent and sudden—stalks them.


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Download or read book Boundary Waters written by William Kent Krueger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former small-town sheriff Cork O’Connor leads a desperate search-and-rescue mission into the unforgiving Minnesota wilderness in this “gritty, bloody adventure” (Publishers Weekly) from critically acclaimed author William Kent Krueger’s award-winning mystery series. The Quetico-Superior Wilderness: more than two million acres of forest, white-water rapids, and uncharted islands on the Canadian/American border. Somewhere in the heart of this unforgiving territory, a young woman named Shiloh—a country-western singer at the height of her fame—has disappeared. Her father arrives in Aurora, Minnesota, to hire Cork O’Connor to find his daughter. Cork joins a search party that includes an ex-con, two FBI agents, and a ten-year-old boy. Others are on Shiloh’s trail as well—men hired not just to find her, but to kill her. As the expedition ventures deeper into the wilderness, strangers descend on Aurora, threatening to spill blood on the town’s snowy streets. Meanwhile, out on the Boundary Waters, winter falls hard. Cork’s team of searchers loses contact with civilization, and like the brutal winds of a Minnesota blizzard, death—violent and sudden—stalks them.


Lost in the Wild

Lost in the Wild

Author: Cary Griffith

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society

Published: 2008-10-14

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0873516826

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"True survival odysseys of two wilderness adventurers who entered the woods in search of tranquility-- but found something else entirely"--Page 4 of cover.


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Download or read book Lost in the Wild written by Cary Griffith and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "True survival odysseys of two wilderness adventurers who entered the woods in search of tranquility-- but found something else entirely"--Page 4 of cover.


A Year in the Wilderness

A Year in the Wilderness

Author: Amy Freeman

Publisher:

Published: 2018-08-14

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781571313713

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From National Geographic's 2014 Adventurers of the Year, a beautifully illustrated account of a year in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness


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Download or read book A Year in the Wilderness written by Amy Freeman and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From National Geographic's 2014 Adventurers of the Year, a beautifully illustrated account of a year in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness


Trapping the Boundary Waters

Trapping the Boundary Waters

Author: Charles Ira Cook

Publisher: Borealis Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 0873517059

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Charles Cook's own recollection of his 13 months trapping, hunting, fishing, and living in the Boundry Waters between Minnesota and Ontario -- first written in the early 1950s but never before published.


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Download or read book Trapping the Boundary Waters written by Charles Ira Cook and published by Borealis Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Cook's own recollection of his 13 months trapping, hunting, fishing, and living in the Boundry Waters between Minnesota and Ontario -- first written in the early 1950s but never before published.


A Boundary Waters History

A Boundary Waters History

Author: Stephen Wilbers

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Chronicles the geological, cultural, and environmental history of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Wilderness, and highlights the experiences of author Stephen Wilbers on his thirty years of canoeing in the BWCA Wilderness. Includes black-and-white photographs.


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Download or read book A Boundary Waters History written by Stephen Wilbers and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the geological, cultural, and environmental history of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Wilderness, and highlights the experiences of author Stephen Wilbers on his thirty years of canoeing in the BWCA Wilderness. Includes black-and-white photographs.


Down from Basswood

Down from Basswood

Author: Lynn Maria Laitala

Publisher:

Published: 2013-05-30

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780989437103

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Down from Basswood is set in the boundary waters of northern Minnesota and Ontario. Three generations of characters narrate interrelated stories which together tell a history of the place from the beginning of industrial logging and mining at the turn of the twentieth century to the legislation that created the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in 1978.


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Download or read book Down from Basswood written by Lynn Maria Laitala and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Down from Basswood is set in the boundary waters of northern Minnesota and Ontario. Three generations of characters narrate interrelated stories which together tell a history of the place from the beginning of industrial logging and mining at the turn of the twentieth century to the legislation that created the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in 1978.