A wonderful book depicting early trips Adirondack guides made in the deep wilderness during the 1800s. Many of those same sacred places may be traversA wonderful book depicting early trips Adirondack guides made in the deep wilderness during the 1800s. Many of those same sacred places may be traversed by long waterways patched together by mature forested state land. My husband and I used to take turns reading aloud from this book every year we went on week long canoe camping voyageur trips in the heart of the Adirondack region of upstate NY....more
I am also one of those who adored this book as a child and just recently reread it. As another reader wrote, it was as charming and magical as when I I am also one of those who adored this book as a child and just recently reread it. As another reader wrote, it was as charming and magical as when I first read it. A nostalgia trip for sure....more
This old fashioned survival story was a childhood favorite of mine. Paul starts out on this school backpacking trip thinking that he a a "loser" sinceThis old fashioned survival story was a childhood favorite of mine. Paul starts out on this school backpacking trip thinking that he a a "loser" since he is not good at sports, etc. At the end of the survival trip, even though he gets lost in the deep NH wilderness for many days, he ends up learning to believe in himself. A fine journey towards self-reliance and finding oneself. ...more
I am referring to the 1967 version of "The Mystery of the Great Swamp" set in the great okefenokee swamp. An intriguing story involving an adventurousI am referring to the 1967 version of "The Mystery of the Great Swamp" set in the great okefenokee swamp. An intriguing story involving an adventurous boy in the Okefenokee Swamp who discovers a few survivors of a lost tribe of native Americans hidden in a remote corner of the water jungle. I loved this book so much when I was a child. I even read it to my own children when they were old enough to appreciate it....more
This antique 1920's book takes place in Canada and has been one of my favorites since I read it as a teen in a log cabin in Maine. Lots of canoeing andThis antique 1920's book takes place in Canada and has been one of my favorites since I read it as a teen in a log cabin in Maine. Lots of canoeing and wilderness exploration, but with a huge mystery to be solved about the strange uncommunicative young woman who hires a guide to carry her gear into a secret place weeks into the uncharted forested chains of lakes. The mystery deepens as the woman blindfolds the young male guide for a portion near her secret destination (hidden gold mine) deep in the Canadian wilds. Then tragedy strikes and the young woman becomes comatose. He takes care of her as she suffers from complete amnesia when she awakes as another person with another identity entirely. The young man is trapped in an unfamiliar place weeks away from any civilization...That is only one of the mysteries....more
Penned by a local Pomfret, CT author. Have you ever stared at an empty cellar hole hidden deep in the forest and wondered whose lives began and ended Penned by a local Pomfret, CT author. Have you ever stared at an empty cellar hole hidden deep in the forest and wondered whose lives began and ended there? What if you owned the land in question and just had to find out what happened there? This author felt this way and was successful in uncovering even the smallest facts from actual historical records from the 1790s to 1850s. Steeped in facts as researched by Doris Townshend for decades (from Wales to Rhode Island and CT, including recent archeological digs on the site.)
The authors highly original way of enabling her main character (from present day) to travel back in time to become the main character (girl from 1800s) is captivating. Inspiring read that makes me want to research more local history....more
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