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Browse below for books on National Park System areas in Minnesota,
or click for: Grand Portage National Monument,  Pipestone National Monument, Voyageurs National Park

THE BASIC ESSENTIALS OF CANOE PADDLING. by Harry Roberts.
Strokes, maneuvering in whitewater, eddies, and quiet water; tactics for wind, team paddling, turning, river strategy,safety, hull design, the bent-shaft paddle. Illustrated, 72 pages.
ISBN: 0-934802-36-X. 1992. Order #: ICSB5257 paper$5.99.

 

 

BASIC ESSENTIALS OF CANOE PADDLING. Roberts.
ISBN: 0-934802-8-8. Order #: GLPE4709 paper $8.95.

 

 

 

THE BASIC ESSENTIALS OF CANOE POLING. by Harry Rock.
Body positioning, pole recovery, rudder action. With poling, canoeists can move upstream in waters that are not too deep or move about in shallow areas where a paddle would touch bottom and could not be stroked. Text explains types of strokes, ways to turn, ferrying, side slipping, upstream travel, downstream travel, and reverse moves. Includes safety considerations and standing for balance.
Drawings, charts, 72 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-934802-36-X . 1992 . Order #: ICSB5256 paper$4.95.

 

THE BASIC ESSENTIALS OF CANOEING. by Cliff Jacobson.
Techniques and design tips for safe and enjoyable canoing--managing bends and eddies, carrying and portaging a canoe, types of canoes of shapes and materials for different situations, paddling solo, paddling in current and in the wind, paddling strokes. 30 illustrations,  72 pages.
ISBN: 0-934802-39-4. 1988. Order #: ICSB2377 paper $6.95.

 

 

THE BASIC ESSENTIALS OF SOLO CANOEING. Jacobson.
Selecting canoes and equipment for solo trips, developing paddle strokes. Illustrated, 72 pages.
ISBN: 0-934802-66-1. Order #: ICSB7193 paper $4.95.

 

 

 

BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE CAMPING WITH STYLE. by Cliff Jacobson.
Covers camping gear special for this unusual wilderness of canoe trails as well as navigational skills. Outsmart bugs, bears, and other pesky critters. Locate sand beaches and waterfalls to enhance your journey. Get insights on meal selection and preparation. Includes canoe strokes, carrying portage packs and canoes, rope knots, relevant first aid tips, equipment list, managing wind.
ISBN: 1-57034-007-2. 1995. Order #: GLPE2754 paper$11.95.

 

CANOE TRIPPING WITH KIDS. by David and Judy Harrison.
Explains where to get maps and information, what and how to pack, canoe selection, paddling strokes, portaging; new types of food and equipment for all ages. Counsels on not overestimating family abilities or desires as the canoe trip does not start on the water. Use foods and equipment that will give a measure comfort in the wilderness. Tells of first aid, safety, and conditioning to make the trip better, and of possible wildlife issues. Tells about maps and route-finding. Suggests diversions for the kids, swimming, diving, making a raft, gold-panning, Photos, diagrams, 212 pages.
Inventory =3. ISBN: 0-8289-0426-X. 1981. Order #: STGR3328 paper $9.95.

 

THE DIGEST BOOK OF CANOEING. by Charles J. Farmer.
Equipment selection, paddling strokes, poling, portaging, reading water, how and where to canoe. Gives terminology of canoe parts, shows boat knots, covers map reading and navigation, managing rapids (or not by lining), safety including flotation devices, managing river obstacles like strainers and bridges, hunting from a canoe, first aid. Photos, maps, 96 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-695-81287-4. Order #: DBIB0353 paper $3.95.

 

CANOEING AND CAMPING: beyond the basics. by Cliff Jacobson.
Tips for paddle strokes, portaging methods, avoiding hazards, rescue yourself in case of an upset or pin, special camping tricks. How to select the canoe and other equipment best suited to your particular preferences for travel types and places, learn to paddle efficiently, secure your canoe to cartop for travel, travel with kids, manage during storms. Equipment list, glossary, 46 drawings, 196 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-934802-80-7. 1992. Order #: ICSB5253 paper$9.99.

 

 

CANOEING WILD RIVERS. Jacobson.
Primer to North American expedition canoing: rigging, covers, carriers, portage, planning, salvage, gear, and recipes. 130 illustrations,  355 pages.
ISBN: 0-934802-52-1. Order #: ICSB1345 paper$24.95.

 

 

 

A HISTORY OF PIPESTONE NATIONAL MONUMENT. by Robert A. Murray. Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota, where early plains native Americans quarried catlinite stone for pipes. This Native American industry began around 1650 and there is still active quarrying of the special stone by tribal members. Early painter of Indians George Catlin visited the site and made a sketch of it in 1836 with his name then being used for the rock. Pipes and other objects made from catlinite have been traded widely and pipe-smoking for ceremonial purposes was an Indian custom throughout America. Photos, map, 60 pages.
ISBN: None. 1985. Order #: PIIS5503 paper $4.00.

 

MALO'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO CANOEING AND CANOE-CAMPING. by John W. Malo.
Information on canoe types and selecting the one for your use, paddling skills, portaging, loading, boarding, accessories. Includes history of canoing in America--explorations using the canoe and the fur trade. Presents paddles and advanced paddling skills, launching the canoe from dock or shore. Insights on camping with a canoe--cooking gear, packs, tents, etc. even using a tipped canoe with a cover for shelter. Safety factors, flotation devices, weather including positioning direction for wind. Drawings, photographs, 218 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-8129-6331-8. 1983. Order #: ZZBT5211 paper$ 6.95.

 

VOYAGEUR COUNTRY: a park in the wilderness. Treuer.
History of this national park in Minnesota, and natural history of its lakes and forested rock-lands, photos, maps, 189 pages.
ISBN: 0-8166-0878-4.Order #: UNMN1908 cloth $10.95.

 

 

 

THE VOYAGEUR'S HIGHWAY. by Grace Lee Nute.
This "highway" was the route from Lake Superior along inland waterways to the Minnesota North Country--partly through the joint international Boundary Waters Wilderness. A dependable source on the history of the fur trade, mining of the Iron Range, and logging in the region. Chapters include "Boundary Routes and Disputes", "Famous Men of the Border", "Fur Trading Companies", "Voyageurs", "Border Indians", "Logging Days". It is the story of explorers, fur trappers, missionaries, map makers, lumberjacks, miners, conservationists, naturalists--and the trials, perils, and rewards they faced in and received from this land of water trails. Persons exploring this still-wild world today can add another dimension to their visits by knowing of the story of earlier generations. Photographs, bibliography, chronology, maps, 131 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-87351-006-2. 1999. Order #: MISC2725 paper$19.99.

 

List of National Park System areas in Minnesota:
Grand Portage National Monument
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
North Country National Scenic Trail
Pipestone National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Voyageurs National Park

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19th CENTURY WHALING TALES. by James Temple Brown and Gustav Kobbe.
Pursuing the world's largest mammal in boats powered only by sail and oar.
Perhaps the sea's highest adventure was the whaling chase, as great or greater than exploring uncharted waters. Why else would men risk their lives and their families' securities? The money could be good, too, and for some, there was the chance at freedom, for the industry was mainly blind as to skin color at a time when opportunities for non-whites were scarce. The whaling industry flourished for two centuries, and its traditions are recounted in seaport museums and the stories here:
"Stray Leaves from a Whaleman's Log" is reprinted from Century Magazine, 1893. It tells about chasing of whales on a cruise from the standpoint of the individual whaleman.
" The Perils and Romance of Whaling" came out in Century Magazine in 1890. It gives more of the detail of the subject and also includes anecdotes of episodes from the early days.
A final section " Cutting in and Trying Out" explains the whale-butchering process. Period illustrations. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-089-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-089-8. Order #: VIST0089 paper $4.95.
Parks and museums now tell of this period of history, for instance at New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park in Massachusetts and Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut.

THE LIGHT-HOUSES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1874. by Charles Nordhoff & Gustav Kobbe.
Showing lighthouses and keepers on all U.S. coasts--Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes, with three extra articles by Gustav Kobbe: "Life in a Lighthouse", and if that isn't lonely enough there comes "Life on the South Shoals Lightship". Last is "Heroism in the Lighthouse Service".
Here are four articles on that romantic historic aspect of the maritime industry--the lighthouse. The first is a history and survey of lighthouses to 1874, giving a look at the federal service that operated them and how the lighthouses were run as well as their importance to shipping when when a light was main--sometimes the only--navigational aid. Then there are insights into keepers' lives in one of the most exposed lighthouses ever built (Minot's Ledge outside Boston Harbor). Portrayed, too is the role played by offshore lights on anchored ships. And recalled, too, are dramas and devotion to fellow man and duty that must never be forgotten. First published at the pre-1900 time when lighthouses held greatest importance: Lighthouses remain intriguing for their function and dramatic vertical architecture, and are now historic, recalling dramas of the past. Many of the lighthouses described are in national and state park areas and are maintained as historic sites, with museums and visitor centers open to the public. In many you can still climb to the top for a view keepers once saw. A visit to one of these  is all the more meaningful with the insights gained from this collection of articles. 75 period engravings. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-086-X. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-086-7. Order #: VIST0086 paper $6.95.

SIGNALS OF THE SEA and HEROES OF THE SURF. by Arthur Hewitt and John R. Spears.
The epic story of America's light-houses and life-savers, written at their heyday. Two of the most romantic traditions of the sea are here combined to form the content of this book--light-houses and life-savers. Stories of the work of the keepers and savers span the range from daytime monotony, and even loneliness, between storms, to the thrill of daring sea rescues. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-088-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-088-1. Order #: VIST0088 paper $4.95.




THE UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE--1880: predecessor to today's Coast Guard. by J. H. Merryman.
Story of chain of life-saving stations that once lined all U.S. coasts--Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes, Pacific--with rescue dramas, apparatus and technique used by heroic federal surfmen. The U.S. Life-saving Service was at its heyday when this material was written in 1880. Shipping was a busy industry among the seaport cities, yet navigation was often unsure, and storms poorly predicted. Wrecks were all too common; ships in peril were even run toward shore to founder them where they would be closer to possible rescue. A chain of life-saving stations on all four U.S. coasts was therefore established to save lives. Accounts of heroism at these lonely outposts remain amazing--and chilling. Our author was chief inspector of the board examining these station's crews. He tells of the organization of the Service, the desperate need for the life saving function, of rescues, and of rescue methods and apparatus. Today many of these stations are maintained as historic reminders of past deeds, and several are in parks and/or include museums. Some provide demonstrations of how rescues were made in the surf and by lifeboats. Read this book and visit one or several of the stations on any coast for an appreciation of the life-saving service heritage. 79 period illustrations. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-071-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-071-3. Order #: VIST0071 paper$6.95.

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