| Canoeing the Churchill: A Practical Guide to the Historic Voyageur Highway Contributor(s): Marchildon, Gregory P. (Author), Robinson, Sid (Author) |
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ISBN: 0889771480 ISBN-13: 9780889771482 Publisher: University of Regina Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Canoeing |
| Dewey: 797.122 |
| LCCN: 2002416302 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.7" W x 9.7" (2.05 lbs) 477 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Outstanding. Its combination of historical material, maps, photos, and travelogue brings the fur trade era alive. Seldom has the past and the present been brought together so successfully. An invaluable resource for paddlers preparing to face the challenges of Canada's old fur trade highway, Canoeing the Churchill is also an exhilarating trek into the past for the armchair voyageur. With routes for both beginners and experts, Canoeing the Churchill provides practical on the water advice for the entire 1,100 km route--from Methy Portage to Cumberland House. |
Contributor Bio(s): Robinson, Sid: - Sid Robinson lives near La Ronge, Saskatchewan, where he serves northern Saskatchewan as a judge with the Provincial Court.Marchildon, Gregory P.: - Gregory P. Marchildon currently holds an Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design with the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Prior to this, he served as a Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Economic History, and professor in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina. |