Canoeing the Boundary Waters Wilderness

by Wilbers, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9781609497323
• ISBN10: 1609497325
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-24
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

This book is a historical text that documents the wilderness experience of the Boundary Waters area of Northern Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 9
Introduction. Before You Embark	p. 11
Debbie Ventures North, a Black Bear Attacksand One Ugly Fish	p. 13
In Search of a Whole, Live Moose	p. 19
Another Moose, Two Black Bears, One Dramatic Rescue and a Remembered Image of the Natural World	p. 36
A Lake Named Night and One Ferocious Mouse	p. 46
An Old Friend and His Nephew, a Scary Pack of Wolves, Two Crazy Loons and the View from Eddy's Lookout Tree	p. 63
Spectacular Lightning Strikes, Fasting to Death on a Wilderness Quest and a Perfect Day	p. 71
Loon Stories and the Stakeout	p. 78
One Honkin' Lake Trout, Spectacular Northern Lights and Summer's End on Flame Lake	p. 87
Wolves Howling, Beavers Cooing and Boys Chattering	p. 102
The Natural World, an Intrepid Intruder and Stargazing with Your Best Friend	p. 113
Kate at Last	p. 120
A Meltdown and a Broken Bow	p. 133
No Youngsters and One Moose	p. 137
One Foursome and One Lost Girl	p. 139
Eddy's Return, a Moose Bawling in the Woods and a Plethora of Smallies	p. 142
Epilogue	p. 149
References and Sources for Quotations	p. 157
About the Author	p. 159
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