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2022.
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English
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Two young women attending college decide to have a summer adventure canoeing the rapids-strewn Thelon River that runs 450 miles through the uninhabited Barren Lands of subarctic Canada. Holly made the trip once before with a group of skilled paddlers she trained with at camp, and she wants to share that experience with her friend and lover, Lee, believing it will draw them closer. But a week in, Holly, the risk-taker, falls while taking a selfie near...
3) The river
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English
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"Wynn and Jack have been best friends since freshman orientation, bonded by their shared love of mountains, books, and fishing. Wynn is a gentle giant, a Vermont kid never happier than when his feet are in the water. Jack is more rugged, raised on a ranch in Colorado where sleeping under the stars and cooking on a fire came as naturally to him as breathing. When they decide to canoe the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate long days of...
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Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw-Hill
Publication Date
[2001]
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English
Description
Guides the novice through the construction of a 12-foot double paddle canoe, a 14-foot solo canoe, and a 16-foot tandem boat. The boats are constructed from marine plywood and epoxy using the "stitch and glue" method, and the boatbuilding techniques taught have a wide application.
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English
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"The Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA), located in northeastern Minnesota, is a legendary wilderness destination for canoeists from around the world. Longtime guide and canoe authority Cliff Jacobson explains the best and safest ways of planning and enjoying a BWCA journey. Includes maps, illustrations, and information on obtaining permits, packing the right supplies, practicing low-impact camping techniques, honing paddling skills, traveling with...
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English
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Anna Pigeon, a ranger for the U.S. Park Services, sets off on vacation--an autumn canoe trip in the Iron Range in upstate Minnesota. With Anna is her friend Heath, a paraplegic; Heath's fifteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth; Leah, a wealthy designer of outdoor equipment; and her daughter, Katie, who is thirteen. For Heath and Leah, this is a shakedown cruise to test a new cutting-edge line of camping equipment. The equipment, designed by Leah, will...
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Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date
[2015]
Language
English
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The journey begins at the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, then wanders into the beautiful little rivers of Minnesota, Wisconsin, provincial parks of Canada, the Louisiana bayou, and the arid West. Part travelogue, part natural and cultural history, Portage is the memoir of one family's thirty-five year venture into the watery expanse of the world. Along the way they run rapids when it would have been wiser to portage, take portages and learn...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The riveting story of Dick Conant, an American folk hero who, over the course of more than twenty years, solo canoed thousands of miles of American rivers--and then in 2016 disappeared off the coast of North Carolina"-- Provided by publisher.
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Wilderness Press
Publication Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
With thousands of lakes and streams, over 1200 miles of canoe routes, 160 miles of portage trails, and 2000 campsites, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a true paddler's paradise. Extending nearly 150 miles in northern Minnesota along the Canadian border, the wilderness area encompasses more than 1 million acres. This Eastern Region edition of the classic two-volume guide has been fully updated by area journalist Louis Dzierzak, with full...
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Publisher
Nodin Press
Publication Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The author, director of the Cornell University Wilderness Field Station in northern Minnesota, has logged countless hours with family and friends in both the Quetico and BWCAW regions. Here he shares his insights on campsite cooking for group travel in the roadless border region. Recipes, tips, and photos make the book a celebration in itself.
19) Northwind
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English
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When a deadly plague decimates his fishing village, an orphan named Leif is forced to take to the water in a cedar canoe. He flees northward, following a wild, fjord-riven shore, navigating from one danger to the next. The deeper into his journey he paddles, the closer he comes to his truest self as he connects to the heartbeat of the ocean, the pulse of the landscape.
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Walter Foster Jr., an imprint of the Quarto Publishing Group
Publication Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A kids' guide to kayaking, canoeing, and paddle boarding, this book teaches kids how to comfortably and safely paddle for hours, what to bring on the trip, and how to traverse the water like a pro. Also learn of beautiful places to paddle" -- Provided by publisher.