Portage Into the Past

Portage Into the Past
Title Portage Into the Past PDF eBook
Author J. Arnold Bolz
Publisher U of Minnesota Press
Pages 206
Release 1961
Genre Canoes and canoeing
ISBN 9781452903804

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The Grand Portage Story

The Grand Portage Story
Title The Grand Portage Story PDF eBook
Author Carolyn Gilman
Publisher St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pages 160
Release 1992
Genre History
ISBN 9780873512701

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This is a history of 300 years of trade and tradition on Lake Superior's North Shore, with special interest in Grand Portage where the Grand Portage National Monument was established.

The Portage to San Cristobal of A. H.

The Portage to San Cristobal of A. H.
Title The Portage to San Cristobal of A. H. PDF eBook
Author George Steiner
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 176
Release 1999
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0226772357

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In this profound and disturbing exploration of the nature of guilt and vengeance and the power of evil, Israeli Nazi-hunters, 30 years after the end of World War II, find a silent old man deep in the Amazon jungle who turns out to be Adolf Hitler.

She Explores

She Explores
Title She Explores PDF eBook
Author Gale Straub
Publisher Chronicle Books
Pages 242
Release 2019-03-26
Genre Travel
ISBN 1452167672

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For every woman who has ever been called outdoorsy comes a collection of stories that inspires unforgettable adventure. Beautiful, empowering, and exhilarating, She Explores is a spirited celebration of female bravery and courage, and an inspirational companion for any woman who wants to travel the world on her own terms. Combining breathtaking travel photography with compelling personal narratives, She Explores shares the stories of 40 diverse women on unforgettable journeys in nature: women who live out of vans, trucks, and vintage trailers, hiking the wild, cooking meals over campfires, and sleeping under the stars. Women biking through the countryside, embarking on an unknown road trip, or backpacking through the outdoors with their young children in tow. Complementing the narratives are practical tips and advice for women planning their own trips, including: • Preparing for a solo hike • Must-haves for a road-trip kitchen • Planning ahead for unknown territory • Telling your own story A visually stunning and emotionally satisfying collection for any woman craving new landscapes and adventure.

Portage Park

Portage Park
Title Portage Park PDF eBook
Author Daniel Pogorzelski
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 132
Release 2008
Genre History
ISBN 9780738552293

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In Chicago, it has long been common knowledge that the neighborhoods have been overshadowed by the Loop's luster. Portage Park is one of these hidden gems, offering up a wealth of history, culture, and art. As the site of a lesser-known Chicago Portage, the largest retail district outside the Loop at Six Corners, the visual backdrop of movies such as My Life and The Color of Money, and the spot where both Abraham Lincoln and John Dillinger legendarily stayed and the sister of the czar of Bulgaria prayed, this corner of Chicago has seen its share of glitz and glory. Discover Portage Park's architectural treasures, whether it is in its place as a part of Chicago's "Bungalow Belt," its wealth of notable buildings spanning different genres and time periods, or its beautiful churches and grand movie palaces. An area diverse in culture, many peoples, beginning with Native Americans and going onto the Yankees, Irish, Scandinavians, eastern Europeans, and even a Tibetan lama, have made Portage Park their home, each adding their own unique contribution to the vibrant cultural landscape. The site of the largest concentration of Chicago's legendary Polish population, it is also the place where immigrants left the inner city's ethnic enclaves to take part in the American dream.

Portage

Portage
Title Portage PDF eBook
Author Sue Leaf
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2015
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9780816698547

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When as a child she first saw a canoe gliding on Lake Alexander in central Minnesota, Sue Leaf was mesmerized. The enchantment stayed with her and shimmers throughout this book as we join Leaf and her family in canoeing the waterways of North America, always on the lookout for the good life amid the splendors and surprises of the natural world. The journey begins with a trip to the border lakes of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, then wanders into the many beautiful little rivers of Minnesota and Wisconsin, the provincial parks of Canada, the Louisiana bayou, and the arid West. A biologist and birder, Leaf considers natural history and geology, noticing which plants are growing along the water and which birds are flitting among the branches. Traveling the routes of the Ojibwe, voyageurs, and map-making explorers, she reflects on the region's history, peopling her pages with Lewis and Clark, Jean Lafitte, Henry Schoolcraft, and Canada's Group of Seven artists. Part travelogue, part natural and cultural history, Portage is the memoir of one family's thirty-five-year venture into the watery expanse of the world. Through sunny days and stormy hours and a few hair-raising moments, Sue and her husband, Tom, celebrate anniversaries on the water; haul their four kids along on family adventures; and occasionally make the paddle a social outing with friends. Along the way they contend with their own human nature: they run rapids when it would have been wiser to portage, take portages and learn truths about aging, avoid portages and ponder risk-taking. Through it all, out in the open, in the wild, in the blue, exploring the river means encountering life--good decisions and missed chances, risks and surprises, and the inevitable changes that occur as a family canoes through time and learns what it means to be human in this natural world.

Pole, Paddle & Portage

Pole, Paddle & Portage
Title Pole, Paddle & Portage PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 278
Release 1969
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 9780442069582

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