Winter Reading (Book List)

[wildernessmama]

Northwoods Books

Each time we visit the northcountry, we load up with books so we can bring a little of Canoe Country home with us. The following is a list of books which I recommend as a good way to pass the long winter days. Most are about the northwoods, some about the Lake Superior region and a few about northern Canada. Check your local library or use the Interlibrary loan system to get hold of some of these.

Ahlgren, Clifford. Lob Trees In the Wilderness
Allmann , Laurie. Far From Tame
Anderson, Scott. Distant Fires
Backes, David. A Wilderness Within
Barry, Rebecca & Engebretson, Susan. The Voyageurettes
Becklund, Jack. Summers with the Bears
Behrend, Carl. Adventure Bound
Bell, Mary. Cutting Across Time
Bell, Patricia. Roughing It Elegantly
Beymer, Robert. BWCA, Vol. 1, Western Region; BWCA, Vol. 2, Eastern Region; Nordic Skiers Guide to Minnesota Arrowhead; Paddlers’ Guide to Quetico Provincial Park; Superior National Forest
Bishop, Hugh. By Water & Rail, History of Lake County, MN
Blacklock, Craig. Lake Superior Images
Blacklock. Les. Meet My Psychiatrist
Bolz, J. Arnold. Portage into the Past
Brandenburg, Jim. Looking for Summer
Bree, Marlin. Call of the Northwind; In the Teeth of the Northeaster; Wake of the Green Storm
Cary, Bob. Ely Echoes; Root Beer Lady; Tales from Jackpine Bob;
Cary, Bob & Hautala, Jack. Bush Pilots
Castle, Beatrice Hanson. The Grand Island Story
Chard, Philip Sutton. The Healing Earth
Cook, Charles. Trapping the Boundary Waters
Cook County Historical Society. Pioneer Faces and Places; Pioneer Faces and Places II
Cook, Sam. Campsites; Friendship Fires; Quiet Magic; Up North
Cordes, Jim. Our Wounded Wildernes
Crowley, Kate and Link, Mike. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore; Boundary Waters Area Wilderness; Lake Superior’s North Shore & Isle Royale
Curran, David.Canoe Trip: Alone in Maine Wilderness
Curtis, Byron. Bluffs to Bayous
Curtis, Rebecca . Charlotte Avery on Isle Royale
Dewdney, Selwyn, and Kidd, Kenneth. Indian Rock Paintings of the Great Lakes
Drabik, Harry. The Spirit of Canoe Camping
DuFresne, James. Isle Royale National Park; Porcupine Mountains; Voyageurs National Park
Duncanson, Michael. Paddlers Guide to BWCA
Fenton, Howard. 50 Circuit Hikes (NE Minnesota)
Friends of Quetico Park. Lake Names of Quetico Provincial Park
Furtman, Michael. A Season for Wilderness; Boundary Waters Fishing Guide; Magic on the Rocks
Gale, Thomas & Kendra. Isle Royale, a Photographic History
Gilpatrick, Gil. Building Outdoor Gear; Canoe Guide’s Handbook
Gruchow, Paul. Boundary Waters: Grace of the Wild
Gutsche, Andrea & Bisaillon, Cindy. Mysterious Islands (Lake Superior tales)
Hahn, Jennifer. Spirited Waters
Halsey, David. Magnetic North: A Trek Across Canada
Harris, Eddy. Mississippi Solo
Heinselman, Miron. Boundary Waters Wilderness Ecosystem
Henricksson, John, ed. A Wild Neighborhood; Gunflint, the Trail, People & Stories; North Writers: A Strong Woods Collection; North Writers II
Hokkanen, Karin & Steward, Ann. The End of the Road Reader
Hoover, Helen. Gift of the Deer; Long-Shadowed Forest; Place in the Woods; Years of the Forest
Jacobson, Cliff. Camping’s Top Secrets; Campsite Memories; Canoeing & Camping, Beyond the Basics; Canoeist’s Little Book of Wisdom; Knots for the Outdoors
Jaques, Florence. Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country
Johnston, Basil. Ojibway Heritage
Kerfoot, Justine. Gunflint: Reflections on the Trail; Woman of the Boundary Waters
Kesselheim, Alan. Going Inside; Threading the Currents; Water & Sky: Reflecting a Northern Year
King, Frank. Minnesota’s Logging Railroads
Krueger, William. Boundary Waters
Laitala, Lynn Maria. Down From Basswood
Leschak, Peter. Letters from Side Lake; Seeing the Raven
Linnea, Ann. Deep Water Passage (Lake Superior)
Lund, Duane. Our Historic Boundary Waters
Magie, Bill. A Wonderful Country
Marshall, Jim. Views from the Bridge: Lake Superior Journal
McCarthy, Mac. Featherweight Boatbuilding
McGuffin, Gary & Joannie. In the Footsteps of Grey Owl; Superior: Journeys on an Inland Sea; Where Rivers Run
Moore, Kathleen. Holdfast: At Home in the Natural World
Moores, Ted. KayakCraft (kayak construction)
Mooris, Robert. Building Skin-On-Frame Boats
Moran, James. Building Your Own Kevlar Canoe
Morton, Ron & Gawboy, Carl. Talking Rocks
Murie, Margaret. Two in the Far North (Alaska)
National Geographic Society. Exploring America’s Backcountry; Lakes, Peaks & Prairies;
Still Waters, White Waters
Niemi, Judith & Weiser, Barbara. Rivers Running Free
Nute Grace Lee. Lake Superior; Rainy River Country; Voyageurs Highway
Ogren, Beatrice Flaaten. Gunflint Trail Blazers
Olson, Sigurd. Listening Point; Of Time and Place; Reflections from the North Country; Singing Wilderness; Songs of the North; Wilderness Days
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Canoe Routes of Ontario
Owl, Grey. Tales of an Empty Cabin; Three Complete Works: Men of the Last Frontier, Pilgrims of the Wild, Sajo & the Beaver People
Paddock, Joe. Keeper of the Wild
Perich, Shawn. Superior Seasons
Peruniak, Shirley. Quetico Provincial Park
Peters, Bernard. Lake Superior Place Names
Peyton, John. Bright Beat the Water; Stone Canoe
Pitt, Michael & Kathleen. Three Seasons In the Wind
Raff, Willis. Law & Order in the Wilderness, Pioneers in the Wilderness
Rogness, Andrew. Crossing Boundary Waters
Rom. William. Canoe Country Wilderness
Rowlands, John. Cache Lake Country
Saari, William A. Finn Hill
Schade Nick. Strip-Built Sea Kayak
Scully, Julia. Outside Passage (Alaska)
Sevareid, Eric. Canoeing With the Cree
Shelton, Napier. Superior Wilderness
Shepardson, Carl. The Family Canoe Trip
Simonson, Dorothy. The Diary of an Isle Royale Schoolteacher
Sievertson, Howard.Illustrated Voyageur; Once Upon an Isle; Tales of the North Shore
Skoog, Betty Powell. A Life in Two Worlds
Somrock, John. A History of Incredible Ely
Stenlund, Milt. Burnside Lake: Early Days 1880-1920
Stensaas, Mark.Canoe County Flora; Canoe Country Wildlife
Stokes, Bill. The River Is Us
Stone, Joyce Allen. Muskeg, Mosquitoes, & Moose
Stresau, Marion. Canoeing the Boundary Waters
Strozak, David. Apostles Islands National Lakeshore
Sutter, Barton. Cold Comforts
Tanner, John. The Falcon
Thomas, Christine. Becoming an Outdoors Woman
Time Life Books. The Northwoods
Tornabene, Ledma. Gentle Hikes (North Shore)
Umhoefer, Jim. Guide to Minnesota Outdoors; Guide to Wisconsin Outdoors
US. Department of Interior. Apostle Islands
Vickery, Jim Dale. Open Spaces
Warren, Graham & Gidmark, David. Canoe Paddles (canoe construction)
Wilson, Ian & Sally. Wilderness Seasons
Wolff, Julius, Jr. Lake Superior Shipwrecks
Wood, Douglas. Breathe the Wind, Drink the Rain; Fawn Island; Old Turtle; Paddle Whispers

[Canoearoo]

WOW WHAT A LIST!! Have you read all these?!?! I don't have time for more than one book a month so it would take years to get thew that lol. Thanks for posting it!!

[Debbie]

Thanks - WM

Wow what a list - must be your whole library!!

Thanks again

Mrs.QP

[qp]

Wilderness Mama thats quite a list. I got a few but not near that many. I received today in the mail a new book for my collection. Can't wait to read it.

Thanks qp

[HoHo]

Hey Wilderness Mama, your book list is amazing! I missed it's original posting while I was away over the holidays. Any chance of getting some commentary from you about the books? It wouldn't take you long . . . there are only a few hundred to comment on! LOL Bill

[arkansasman]

Great Booklist...
I have a few of those... I am currently reading "The Singing Wilderness" by Olson. Great book, really gets your mind to wandering, and contemplating the little things about a wilderness trip that you never did before...

Bruce

[Kawishiway]

intrepidcamper said:

Has anyone read this? It is quite a book, about a dad and sons/son who paddled down the Mississippi to the Gulf, down the coast to a big river in South America which goes to the Amazon. Do we have a Must Read Book list somewhere on the site?

I thought it might be nice to offer thanks to IC, publicly, although it's been done in private for suggesting the library sometime ago to the board and also thank her for all the wonderfull books she has suggested along the way. If IC doesn't beat me to it, I'll re-read her posts and add a list similar to the one Wilderness Momma has already complied for us with out being redundent. Thank you, too, Wilderness Mamma. What a great list.

k

[GladesGuy]

Here is a couple of referance books for those of you that enjoy drying food and backcountry cooking.

Cooking for Camp and Trail - A Sierra Club Tote Book by Hasse Bunnelle
Dry it You'll Like It! - by Gen MacManiman
The Light Weight Gourmet - by Alan S. Kesselheim *(side note: good book for those who like drying food)
The Nols Cookery - published by Stackpole Books
Putting Food By - by Ruth Hertzberg / Beatrice Vaughan / Janet Greene
Roughing it Easy - by Dian Thomas
Trail Food - by John Viehman
The Well-Fed Backpacker - by June Fleming
Widerness Ranger Cookbook - by Brunell Swain