Lake Nipigon (eBook)

Where the Great Lakes Begin

Nancy Scott (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
307 Seiten
Dundurn (Verlag)
978-1-4597-2444-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The natural history of Lake Nipigon, the primary watershed feeding the Great Lakes, is explored, as well as the evolving human history of the area , from its aboriginal prehistory, through first European contact, the fur-trade era, resource development, and ultimately to the communities that exist there today.

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2017 Gertrude H. Dyke Award — Nominated
The history of Lake Nipigon, where the Great Lakes begin.
The name Nipigon is evocative of storied brook trout, cold clear waters, elusive woodland caribou, sweeping vistas, and spectacular scenery. Situated in the heart of Northwestern Ontario, almost every map of North America shows Lake Nipigon as a significant geographic feature, yet few people know its story. As the primary watershed that flows into Lake Superior, Nipigon is the headwaters of the Great Lakes.
This, the first inclusive historical account of Lake Nipigon, provides a fascinating overview of its extensive natural history, including information on species at risk, and interprets the story of human incursion into the area, from its aboriginal prehistory to the colourful fur trade, the harvesting of resources, the coming of the railway, recreational fishing, eventual settlement, and the communities that remain today.

Autor

Nancy Scott is a park planner with the Ministry of Natural Resources and has worked throughout Northern Ontario. For over 25 years her work has included field reconnaissance and preparing management plans for such provincial parks as Woodland Caribou, Wabakimi, Mississagi, Lake Superior, and Killarney. Nancy lives in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.12.2014
• Zusatzinfo: notes
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 1 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Schlagworte: Aboriginal history • Beardmore relics • big lake • canadian geography • charter boat outfitters • conservation • European contact • Forest fires • forests • fur trade history • Geology • Glaciation • headwaters of the Great Lakes • Hudson's Bay posts • hydro power • Islands • Logging • Mining • Norval Morriseau • Paddle to the Sea • paddling • protection • Railways • settlement on the lake • signature site • species at risk • sport fishing • tourist outfitters • trophy brook trout • Vegetation • watershed • Wilderness • wildlife • world-record brook trout
• ISBN-10: 1-4597-2444-5 / 1459724445
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4597-2444-0 / 9781459724440