Book Description
The stories of the people who have struggled over Pikes Portage at the edge of the Barrens in the Northwest Territories are many and varied, including sports hunters, surveyors, trappers, and explorers.
Author : Morten Asfeldt
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 28,77 MB
Release : 2010-01-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1459710258
The stories of the people who have struggled over Pikes Portage at the edge of the Barrens in the Northwest Territories are many and varied, including sports hunters, surveyors, trappers, and explorers.
Author : Morten Asfeldt
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 37,92 MB
Release : 2010-01-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1770705481
"Pike's Portage plays a very special role in the landscape of Canada's Far North and its human history. It is both an ancient gateway and the funnel for early travel from the boreal forest of the Mackenzie River watershed to the vast open spaces of the subarctic taiga, better known as the "Barren Lands" of Canada. "This book is a rich and wonderful comopendium of stories about this area and the early white explorers, the Dene guides, the adventurers, the trappers, the misguided wanderers (like John Hornby) as well as the modern-day canoeists who passed this way. For the reader, it provides an absorbing escape into the past and the endless solitude of the northern wilderness." -- George Luste, wilderness canoeist, physics professor (University of Toronto), and founder-organizer of the annual Wilderness Canoeing Symposium. "So why do people come to this place, this Pike's Portage in particular? The call of landscape is potent and these word portraits collected here offer up some of those who have answered. Both subject and writer reveal the complexities of human perception. Some are called by the profound power of inherited cultural meaning, while a huge dose of imagination draws others from far away. These worlds seldom truly meet, even in a place as busy as this, but whether it is homeland or wilderness, human histories are recorded in footprints, place names, and memory, and here we stand with a magnificent view, marvelling at it all." -- Susan Irving, Curatorial Assistant, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT
Author : A. L. Leroy
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 20,70 MB
Release : 2011-10-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1465304037
Author : Canadian Board on Geographical Names
Publisher :
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 37,85 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Author : Geographic Board of Canada
Publisher :
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 30,77 MB
Release : 1927
Category :
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Author : U.S. Lake Survey
Publisher :
Page : 1326 pages
File Size : 22,92 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Great Lakes (North America)
ISBN :
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Publisher :
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 27,16 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Pilot guides
ISBN :
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Page : 658 pages
File Size : 27,81 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Education
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Author : United States. Department of Labor. Manpower Administration
Publisher :
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 28,19 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
ISBN :
Supplement issued bimonthly, April 1961-June 1963.
Author : Russell Mussio
Publisher : Mussio Ventures Ltd.
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 13,10 MB
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1926806883
Northeastern Ontario is a sprawling region that encompasses much of the Canadian Shield, boasting gorgeous vistas of granite rock, boreal forest and thousands of lakes. Shaped by ancient glacial activity, this wild landscape is full of interconnected streams and rivers, while heading north leads you to the remote and rugged land around Hudson Bay. From the sparkling waters of Georgian Bay to the northern backcountry of Polar Bear Provincial Park, outdoor explorers can enjoy a wealth of opportunity in this sparsely-populated region. Features - Map Key & Legend - Topographic Maps - Detailed Adventure Section >> Backroad Attractions, Fishing Locations, Hunting Areas, Paddling Routes, Parks & Campsites, Trail Systems, ATV Routes,Snowmobile Areas, Wildlife Viewing, Winter Recreation, Service Directory, Accommodations, Sales & Services, Tours & Guides, Index, Adventure Index, Map Index, Trip Planning Tools,