Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country

by Florence Page Jaques, Francis Lee Jaques (Illustrator), Justine Kerfoot

A well-traveled New York sophisticate, Florence Page Jaques fell in love with northern Minnesota during her first trips to the region, and recounted those early travels in Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country. She writes of the excitement of traveling by foot, canoe, snowshoe, and dogsled. Weeks of solitude canoeing through the Boundary Waters are interrupted by encounters with the denizens of the north country: Native Americans preserving the vestiges of traditional culture, colorful and sometimes eccentric lumberjacks and trappers, and hard-working homesteaders.
Her vivid stories are matched by her husband's drawings: Francis Lee Jaques captures the delicate power of Minnesota's seasons, from the cascading falls of summer to the frozen lakes of winter.

Genres: Nonfiction

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Becky Loader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully done essays on nature and the north country by a husband and wife team. His illustrations are so evocative of the time these two were exploring the outdoors.

Fine read.

[Lois Peterson]

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[Rick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both titles bound together is a nice touch, and both communicated that sense of awe found in wilderness settings.

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

such beautiful and immaculate illustrations! I love the idea of a husband and wife team documenting their time in the wild through different mediums that collide.