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Title Author(s) Year Quarter  Page
Basic River Canoeing American Camping Assoc. 1975 2 7
Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada William Harlow 1975 2 7
A Journey to the Northern Sea Samuel Hearne 1975 3 11
Canada Canoe Routes Nick Nickels 1975 3 11
Che-Mun Nick Nickels 1975 3 11
Introduction to Canoeing Bradford Angier and Zack Taylor 1975 3 11
North Dept. of Indian and Northern ... 1975 3 11
Once Upon a Wilderness Calvin Rustrum 1975 3 11
One Cosmic Instant John Livingston 1975 3 11
Outdoor Canada (Canadan magazine) 1975 3 11
The Beaver Hudson's Bay Co. 1975 3 11
The Wolf L.D.Mech 1975 3 11
Wilderness Camping (USA magazine) 1975 3 11
The All-Purpose Guide to Paddling Dean Norman  1976 4 10
Canoe Canada Nick Nickels 1977 1 19
Hypothermia  (bibliography) 1977 1 19
The Complete Wilderness Paddler James Davidson and John Rugge 1977 1 19
Basic River Canoeing Robert McNair 1977 2 15
Wilderness Adventure '77 Harry Roberts  1977 2 15
The Canoe and White Water C.E.S. Franks 1977 3 15
Tom Thomson: The Silence and the Storm Harold Town and David Silcox 1977 4 15
Fort Temiskaming and the Fur Trade Elaine Mitchell  1978 1 19
The Outdoorman's Guide to Wilderness Camping Douglas Durst 1978 1 19
Canoeing and the Canadian Wilderness (bibliography) 1978 2 14
Wildlife Country and How to Enjoy It National Wildlife Federation 1978 3 10
The Budget Backpacker L.A. Zakreski 1978 4 5
Cache Lake Country John Rowlands 1979 1 7
99 Days on the Yukon Thomas McGuire 1979 2 15
Canoeing With the Cree Eric Sevareid 1979 2 15
Wilderness Canoeing and Camping Cliff Jacobson 1979 2 15
The Complete Light-Pack and Trail Foods Cookbook Edwin Drew 1979 3 7
The Starship and the Canoe Kenneth Brower 1979 4 9
The Survival of the Bark Canoe Jon McPhee 1979 4 9
Wilderness Medicine William Forgey 1979 4 9
Black Flies and Whitewater A.T. Sloan 1980 1 9
Canoeing Wilderness Waters G.H. Evans 1980 1 9
Alpine Canada Andy Russell and J.A. Kraulis 1980 2 7
Backwoods Ethics: Environmental Concerns for Hikers and Campers Laura and Guy Waterman 1980 2 7
Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada / Then and Now Eric Morse 1980 3 7
Paddling my Own Canoe Audrey Sutherland 1980 3 7
Nahanni Trailhead Joanne Ronan Moore 1980 4 5
The Dangerous River R.M. Patterson 1980 4 5
Building the Main Guide Canoe Jerry Stelmak 1981 1 8
Path of the Paddle Bill Mason 1981 1 8
Canoe Routes of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 1981 2 7
Last of the Coureur de Bois Paul Provencher 1981 3 7
The Complete Woodsman Paul Provencher 1981 3 7
Bushed Ken Stange 1981 4 5
Expedition, An Arctic Journey Through History on George Back's River David Pelly 1982 1 8
The Inuit, Life as It Was Richard Harrington 1982 2 7
The Keewaydin Way Brian Back 1983 3 14
The Canoe Guide's Handbook Gil Gilpatrick 1983 4 23
The Spirit of Canoe Camping Harry Drabik 1983 4 23
The Wilderness Handbook Paul Petzoldt 1983 4 23
Guide des Rivieres Sportives au Quebec Gilles Fortin 1984 3 11
Master Canoe Builder Nick Nickels 1985 2 10
Adventures in Wild Canada John and Janet Foster 1985 3 12
Arctic Wildlife Monte Hummel 1985 3 12
Canoeing Wild Rivers Cliff Jacobson 1985 3 12
Nastawgan: The Canadian North by Canoe and Snowshoe Bruce Hodgins & Margaret Hobbs 1985 4 20
Power from the North Robert Bourassa 1986 1 17
A Naturalist on the Thelon River David Pelly 1986 2 17
Company of Adventurers Peter Newman 1986 2 17
Loon Magic Tom Klein 1986 3 17
The Loon - Voice of the Wilderness Joan Dunning 1986 3 17
Wilderness Visionairies Jim dale Vickery 1986 3 17
Canoeing Ontario's Rivers Ron Reid and Janet Grand 1986 4 18
To the Last Drop: Canada and the World's Water Crisis Michael Keating 1986 4 18
Wild Waters James Raffan 1987 1 19
Arctid Dreams, Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape Barry Lopez 1987 2 15
Freshwater Saga, Memoirs of a Lifetime of Wilderness Canoeing in … Eric Morse 1987 2 15
Cruise of the Blue Flujin Ken Wise 1987 4 28
Making the Attikamek Snowshoe Henri Vaillancourt 1987 4 28
A Dream Like Mine M.T. Kelly 1988 1 12
The Family Canoe Trip The Shepardsons 1988 1 12
Challnge the Wilderness Clayton Klein 1988 2 24
Guide to Sea Kayaking Derek Hutchinson 1988 2 4
Riviere Dumoine Hap Wilson 1988 2 24
Sea Kayaking John Dowd 1988 2 4
The Canadian Canoeing Companion Alex Narvey 1988 2 24
Arcana Poli Hochelaga Research Institute 1988 3 25
Supermarket Backpacker Harriett Barker 1988 3 25
The Nahanni Portfolio Pat and Rosemarie Keough 1988 3 24
The Wood and Canvas Canoe Jerry Stelmok and Rollin Thurlow 1988 3 25
Canexus, The Canoe in Canadian Culture James Raffan and Bert Horwood 1988 4 20
Song of the Paddle, An Illustrated Guide to Wilderness Canoeing Bill Mason 1988 4 20
Borealis (magazine) Canadian Parks and Wilderness … 1989 1 9
Great Heart James Davidson and John Rugge 1989 1 9
Baidarka George Dyson 1989 2 18
The Basic Essentials of Map and Compass Cliff Jacobson 1989 2 18
Birchbark Canoe David Gidmark 1989 3 13
Qayaq (newsletter) Great Lakes Sea Kayaking Assoc. 1989 3 13
Qikaaluktut, Images of Inuit Life Ruth Tulurialik and David Pelly 1989 3 13
The Last Wilderness Peter Browning 1989 3 13
The North Elliott Merrick 1989 4 13
The Psychology of Wilderness Survival Gino Ferri 1989 4 13
Into the Great Solitude (video) Robert Perkins 1990 1 25
The Basic Essentials of Cooking in the Outdoors Cliff Jacobson 1990 1 24
The Great Lakes, An Environmental Atlas & Resource Book Environment Canada 1990 1 24
Canoeing Wild Rivers, A Primer to North American Expedition Canoeing Cliff Jacobson 1990 3 20
Dan McGrew, Sam McGee and Other Great Service Robert Service 1990 3 20
Down North to the Sea, 2,000 Miles by Canoe to the Arctic Ocean Alden Hayes 1990 3 20
Soft Paths, How to Enjoy the Wilderness Without Harming it Bruce Hampton and Davod Cole 1990 3 19
Birchbark Canoe, The Story of an Apprenticeship with the Indians David Gidmark 1990 4 24
Journal of Barrenlander, W.H.B. Hoare, 1928-1929 Sheila Thomson 1990 4 25
The Basic Essentials of Knots for the Outdoors Cliff Jacobson 1990 4 24
This River the Muskoka Gary Long 1990 4 24
A Walk on the Canol Road R.S. Gage 1991 1 22
Arctic Argonauts Walter Kenyon 1991 1 22
Summer North of Sixty, By Paddle and Portage Across the Barren Lands James Raffan 1991 1 21
The Niagara Escarpment Pat and Rosemarie Keough 1991 1 22
Into the Great Solitude  Robert Perkins 1991 2 32
Seekers of the Horizon, Sea Kayaking Voyages From Around the World Will Nordby 1991 2 32
Coastal Labrador, A Northernh Odyssey Tony Oppersdorff 1991 3 17
Killarney Kevin Callan 1991 3 17
The Basic Essentials of First Aid for the Outdoors William Forgey 1991 3 17
The Basix Essentials of Hypothermia William Forgey 1991 4 29
Beyond the Paddle Garrett Conover 1992 1 14
The Long Crossing and Other Labrador Stories  Elliott Merrick 1992 1 14
Algonquin Seasons, A Natural History of Algonquin Park Michael Runtz 1992 2 28
How to Shit in the Woods, An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost .. Kathleen Meyer 1992 2 29
Moose Country, Saga of the Woodland Moose Michael Runtz 1992 2 28
The Basic Essentials of Photography Outdoors Mike Wyatt 1992 2 28
The French and Pickerel Rivers, their History and their People William Campbell 1992 2 28
The Kazan, Journey Into an Emerging Land David Pelly and Christopher Hanks 1992 2 28
Arctic Adventures, Exploring Canada's North by Canoe and Dog Team Ian and Sally Wilson 1992 4 22
Free-Heel Skiing, The Secrets of Telemark and Parallel Techniques in All … Paul Parker 1992 4 22
Map of French River Provincial Park Ontario Ministrof Natural Resour... 1992 4 22
Muskeg, Mosquitoes and Moose Joyce Allan Stone 1992 4 23
Wilderness Waterways, The Whole Water Reference for Paddlers Ronald Ziegler 1992 4 23
Islands of Hope, Ontario's Parks and Wilderness Lori Labatt and Bruce litteljohn 1993 1 21
Qitdlarssuaq, The Story of a Polar Migration Guy Marie Rouseliere 1993 1 21
Historical Temagami Map Craig Macdonald 1993 2 24
Lightweight Camping, A Four Seasons Source Book Michael; Hatton 1993 2 24
Nahanni, River of Gold, River of Dreams Neil Hartling 1993 2 25
The Baffin Handbook, Travelling in Canada's Arctic W. Richard Hamilton 1993 2 24
The Sacred Earth Courtney Milne 1993 2 25
Algonquin, The Park and Its People Donald Standfield and Liz Lundell 1993 3 25
The Best of The Raven Dan Strickland and Russ Rutter 1993 3 25
Up North, A Guide to Ontario's Wilderness from Blackflies to the … Doug Bennet and Tim Tiner 1993 3 25
Cottage Country Canoe Rouites Kevin Callan 1993 4 25
Petawawa River George Drought 1993 4 25
Rivers of the Upper Ottawa Valley Hap Wilson 1993 4 25
At Home in the Wilderness, Book One: Tactics for Camp and Portage Beth and Dave Buckley 1994 2 23
Campsite Memories, True Tales from Wild Places Cliff Jacobson 1994 2 23
The Run of the River, Portraits of Eleven British Columbia Rivers Mark Hume 1994 2 23
Nahanni, the River Guide Peter Jowett 1994 3 15
Canoeing North into the Unknown, A Record of River Travel 1874 to 1974 B. Hodgins and G. Hoyle 1994 4 22
A Discovery of Strangers Rudy Wiebe 1995 1 12
A Snow Walker's Companion Garrett and Alexandra Conover 1995 2 24
Northern Nurse Elliott Merrick 1995 2 24
Solo Playboating With Kent Ford (Video) Kent Ford 1995 3 11
Elora Gorge, A Visitor's Guide Kenneth Hewitt 1995 4 24
Going Inside Alan Kesselheim 1995 4 24
True North Elliott Merrick 1995 4 24
Voyages, Canada's Heritage Rivers Lynn Noel and Hap Wilson 1995 4 24
A Death on the Barrens George Grinnell 1996 1 20
On the Land, Confronting the Challenges to Aboriginal Self-Determination … B. Hodgins and K. Cannon 1996 1 20
Thelon, A River Sanctuary David Pelly 1996 1 20
Canoeing Canada's Northwest Territories Mary McCreadie 1996 2 24
Canoescapes Bill Mason 1996 2 24
French River: Canoeing the River of the Stick-Wavers Toni Harting 1996 2 24
Knotcraft, The Practical and Entertaining Art of Tying Knots Allan and Paulette Macfarlan 1996 2 23
Self-Working Rope Magic  Karl Fulves 1996 2 23
Superior: Journeys on an Inland Sea      Gary and Joanie McGuffin 1996 2 24
The Ashley Book of Knots Clifford Ashley 1996 2 23
The Knots Puzzle Book Heather McLeay 1996 2 23
Up the Creek: A Paddler's Guide to Ontario Kevin Callan  1996 2 24
Canoescapes Bill Mason 1996 3 20
Fire in the Bones: Bill Mason and the Canadian Canoeing Tradition James Raffan 1996 3 20
Canada's River Heritage J. Marsh, W. Hodgins, E. Hanson 1997 1 20
Madawaska River and Opeongo River Whitewater Guide George Drought 1997 1 20
Pukaskwa River Canoe Guide G. Drought and A. Snelleman 1997 1 20
Big Drag Creek to the Mackenzie River (VHS video) George Drought 1997 2 13
The Shape of the Canoe John Winters 1997 2 13
Voyage of a Summer Sun, Canoeing the Columbia River Robin Cody 1997 2 13
A Naturalist's Guide to the Tatshenshini-Alsek H. Hamilton and A. Meloche 1997 3 18
Brook Trout and Blackflies, A Paddler's Guide to Algonquin Park Kevin Callan 1997 3 17
Idleness, Water, and a Canoe, Reflections on Paddling for Pleasure Jamie Benidickson 1997 3 17
The Sweetwater Explorer: Paddling in Grey and Bruce Counties A. Armitage and W. Waterton 1997 3 18
The Whole Paddler's Catalog Zip Kellogg 1997 3 18
Arctic Cairn Notes, Canoeists' Reflections on the Hanbury,Thelon and … Betelgeuse Books 1998 1 16
Ottawa River Whitewater Jim Hargreaves 1998 2 23
The Complete Canoe Trip Planner W. Gignac and J. Rudolph 1998 2 23
Birchbark Canoes of the Fur Trade Timothy J. Kent 1998 3 17
Bushwacker Magazine Bear Creek Co. 1998 3 17
In the Wilds: Canoeing and Canadian Art (exhibit) McMichael Canadian Art Collection 1998 3 17
Voyageur Magazine Voyageur Magazine 1998 3 17
Superior Illusions R. Pope and N. Broadfoot 1998 4 22
Tahquamenon Tales, Experiences of an Early French Trader and His … Timothy J. Kent 1998 4 22
Camping's Top Secrets Cliff Jacobson 1999 1 22
Wilderness Rivers of Manitoba H. Wilson and S. Aykroyd 1999 1 22
Bark,Skin and Cedar: Exploring the Canoe in Canadian Experience James Raffan 1999 2 16
The Canoe in Canadian Cultures J. Jennings, B. Hodgins, D. Small 1999 2 16
Wanapitei Canoe Trippers' Cookbook II Carol Hodgins 1999 2 16
Basic Essentials: Knots/Cooking/Map and Compass/Canoeing (4 books) Cliff Jacobson 1999 3 20
Paddle Your Own Canoe Gary and Joanie McGuffin 1999 3 20
Rapid, Canada's Whitewater Mag Rapid Magazine Inc. 1999 3 20
River, Journal of Paddlesport & River Adventure MacLeod Publishing 1999 3 20
Where Rivers Run Gary and Joanie McGuffin 1999 3 20
Arctic Discovery (Historic Books on CD-ROM)  CD-Academia Book Co. 1999 4 23
Cradle to Canoe, Camping and Canoeing With Children Rolf and Debra Kraiker 1999 4 22
Further Up The Creek Kevin Callan 1999 4 22
Kayaking Georgian Bay J. Reynolds and H. Smith 1999 4 22
Stories From the Bow Seat, The Wisdom & Waggery of Canoe Tripping D. Standfield and L. Lundell 1999 4 22
Uvajuq, The Origin of Death E Klengenberg, D.Pelly, K.Crockatt 1999 4 22
Nineteenth-Century Algonquin Adventure J. Dickson and G. Long 2000 1 19
The Adventure Map Chrismar Mapping Services Inc. 2000 1 19
Exploring the Fur Trade Routes of North America Barbara Huck 2000 2 19
Snowshoes and Solitude, A Year in the Wabakimi Wilderness (video) Wilderness Spirit Productions 2000 2 19
Shooting Paddlers - Photographic Adventures with Canoeists,Kayakers … Toni Harting 2000 3 10
The Mazinaw Experience - Bon Echo and Beyond John Campbell 2000 3 10
Expedition Canoeing: A Guide to Canoeing Wild Rivers in North America Cliff Jacobson 2000 4 16
Paddle Quest- Canada's Best Canoe Routes Alistair Thomas 2000 4 16
Classic Solo Canoeing with Becky Mason (video) Becky Mason 2001 1 17
Torngat Tapistries: Mysterious and Magnificent (video) Interwild Images 2001 1 16
Toward Magnetic North: The Oberholtzer-Magee 1912 Canoe Journey … Oberholtzer Foundation 2001 1 16
Canoeing Algonquin Park Donald L. Lloyd 2001 2 24
Gone Canoeing, Weekend Wilderness Adventures in Southern Ontario Kevin Callan 2001 2 24
R.M. Patterson: A Life of Great Adventure David Finch 2001 2 24
Forgotten Places in the North S.R. Gage 2001 3 20
Heron Dance Heron Dance Ltd. 2001 3 20
Canoe Trip: Alone in the Maine Wilderness David Curran 2002 2 15
Canoeing A Continent: On the Trail of Alexander Mackenzie Max Finkelstein 2002 2 15
Ontario's Lost Canoe Routes Kevin Callan 2002 2 15
Journey to the Polar Sea Sir John Franklin 2002 3 25
The Canoe: A Living Tradition John Jennings 2002 3 25
Cold Summer Wind II, 20 Years of Canoe Camping North of 60 Clayton Klein 2002 4 17
Bird Songs of the Great Lakes (audio CD) John Neville 2003 1 23
Jewel of Ontario: The Petawawa River (VHS video) George Drought 2003 1 23
Callan's Canoeing Cornucopia: 3 Paddler's Guides Kevin Callan 2003 3 22
Georgian Bay Panoramas Les Palenik 2003 3 22
Stranded (VHS video) Les Stroud 2003 3 22
From Reindeer Lake to Eskimo Point Peter Kazaks 2004 1 25
Northern Saskatchewan Canoe Trips Laurel Archer 2004 1 25
Paddling Across the Peninsula Timothy J. Kent 2004 1 25
Bark Canoes John Jennings 2004 2 15
The Forgotten Skills (DVD video) Cliff Jacobson 2004 2 15
Up the Creek Doug McKown 2004 2 15
A Canoeist's Sketchbook R. Kimber and J. Stelmok 2004 3 15
Rendezvous at the Straits Timothy J. Kent 2005 1 17
Every Trail has a Story Bob Henderson 2005 2 26
Paddling the Boreal Forest M. Finkelstein and J. Jones 2005 2 26
The Woman Who Mapped Labrador, The Life and Expedition Diary of … R. Buchanan, A. Hart, B. Greene 2005 4 13
A Death on the Barrens George Grinnell 2006 1 26
The Cabin Hap Wilson 2006 1 26
Paddler's Guide to Killarney and the French River Kevin Callan 2006 2 21
Capturing the French River Wayne Kelly 2007 3 19
The Lure of Faraway Places Herb Pohl 2007 3 19
A Paddler's Guide to Quetico and Beyond Kevin Callan 2007 4 18
Algonquin Souvenir Michael Runtz 2007 4 18
An Artist's and Photographer's Guide to Wild Ontario Rob Stimpson and Craig Thompson 2007 4 18
Canoe Atlas of the Little North Jonathan Berger and Thomas Terry 2007 4 18
Capturing the French River Wayne Kelly 2007 4 19
French River / Shooting Paddlers Toni Harting 2007 4 19
The Lure of Faraway Places Herb Pohl 2007 4 20
Emperor of the North Sir George Simpson - Remarcable Story of HBC James Raffan 2008 2 19
Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park Michael Runtz 2008 2 19
The Old Way North David Pelly 2008 3 8
Land of Serene Peter Kazaks 2009 1 25
Late Night on Air Elizabeth Hay 2009 2 21
A Modern-Day Voyageur Family Timothy J. Kent, 2009 4 24
Two Strolls InTheWilderness;A Story of Survival Norman Stroll 2010 1 20
Wilderness Canoe Tripping Bill Hosford 2010 2 26
Paddling With a Naturalist Brett Hodnett 2010 3 23
River Rough, River Smooth  Anthony Dalton 2010 4 13
Paddle Beads Ross McIntyre 2011 2 22
Canoeing Ray Goodwin 2011 4 29
Pogamasing, the Story of a Northern Lake Andy Thomson 2012 1 11
Canoeing A Continent: On the Trail of Alexander Mackenzie Max Finkelstein 2012 3 13
Excerpts from Letters to the Grandaughter:  Story of Dillon Wallace Philp Schubert & Amy  Stokes 2012 4 8
Bound for the Barrens Ernest Oberholtzer/Billy Magee 2013 1 17
Boundary Waters Canoe Camping Cliff Jacobson 2013 3 22
Camping's Top Secrets: A Lexicon of Expert Camping Tips Cliff Jacobson 2013 4 27
Tales from the Paddler: A Canoeist's Memoirs of Wilderness Trips…….. John Lentz 2013 4 27
The Devil's Grin Toni Harting 2013 4 30
Way down North: Dene Life - Dene Land Rene Fumoleau 2014 2 29
Back Blaze: Memory of a Canoe Trip John Berger 2015 2 11
That Summer on the Nahanni, 1928 Fenley Hunter 2016 3 15
Canoe Trails and Shop Tales: Making Crooked Nerves Straight Hugh Stewart 2018 4 9
Rivers of the Upper Ottawa Valley Hap Wilson 2022 2 12
The Land of Feast and Famine Helge Ingstad 2023 1 22
Thelon, A River Sanctuary David F. Pelly 2023 1 23
Barron Grounds - The Dark Side of Paradise (Film) Matthew Boyd 2023 2 12
Paddling Pathways: Reflections from a Changing Landscape Bob Henderson, Sean Blenkinsop 2023 2 13