Over half a century ago, John Rowlands set out by canoe into the wilds of Canada to survey land for a timber company. After paddling alone for several days-"it was so quiet I could hear the drops from the paddle hitting the water"-he came upon "the lake of my boyhood dreams." He never left. He named the place Cache Lake because there was stored the best that the north had to offer-timber for a cabin; fish, game, and berries to live on; and the peace and contentment he felt he could not live without. Cache Lake Country is ...
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Over half a century ago, John Rowlands set out by canoe into the wilds of Canada to survey land for a timber company. After paddling alone for several days-"it was so quiet I could hear the drops from the paddle hitting the water"-he came upon "the lake of my boyhood dreams." He never left. He named the place Cache Lake because there was stored the best that the north had to offer-timber for a cabin; fish, game, and berries to live on; and the peace and contentment he felt he could not live without. Cache Lake Country is a vivid and faithful chronicle of life in the great Northern Forest and a storehouse of valuable information on woodcraft and nature. Here is folklore and philosophy, but most of all wisdom about the woods and the inventiveness and self-reliance they demand. The author explains how to make moccasins, barrel stoves, lean-to shelters, outdoor bake ovens, sailing canoes, and hundreds of other ingenious and useful gadgets, all illustrated in the margins with 230 enchanting drawings by Henry B. Kane.
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Henry B. Kane. Very Good. Good Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Author(s) 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 272. 272 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. Owner's blind stamp top right corner front end paper. Good dust jacket with some short edge tears and rubbing to extremities. Note: Inscribed by author to previous owner on title page.
I found this book in my high school library and bought a hardcover which I just placed in my new bookshelf. The stories of a "timber cruiser" and his friends, Chief Tibeash and Hank (who illustrated the book). It has long been a staple which my brother loved as well. I could not live as simply as Roelands does, but he has taught me a great deal. Growing up on a lake in the summers helped. Going into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and into the Quetico as a young man became delightful though I did not relate the two at the time. I learned a great deal from this book and heartily recommend it to anyone. ANY ONE.
Straightshooter
Jan 28, 2010
Cache Lake
Packed with practical information like the old Indian lore books I used to read as a kid. I sent a copy to my cousin in Minnesota because I liked it so much and knew he would, too. We used to shoot and check his trapline together in Ohio and camp out together and do all sorts of things in the woods together when we were kids. I could almost secretly be a kid again as I was reading this book.
philr
Apr 27, 2007
If you like outdoory things then this is an excellent read,
