Canoeing The Churchill : A Practical Guide To The Historic Voyageur Highway

Card covers, 477 pages, 6.75x9.75 in, [17x24.5 cm], B&W illustrations, maps and photographs. Title page inscribed by the authors.

Covers rubbed.

" ... The guide's introductory chapter provides general information for canoeists planning an expedition on the voyageur highway. Chapter two provides a concise but thorough history of the route, along with biographical sketches of the earliest Europeans to the area, men who not only traded furs but also mapped the region as they searched for the North-West Passage.
The remaining chapters provide "on the water" advice for the route - from Methy Portage in the west to Cumberland House in the east. Divided into sections which range in length from 34 kilometers to 175 kilometers and which require varying skill levels, this detailed and practical part of the book is punctuated with historical information about the route and with fascinating excerpts from the journals and narratives of the early explorers to the region, excerpts often originally penned in the vary same campsites the reader can choose to stay at today." Quoted from the back cover.

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