while reading Sleeping Island by P.G. Downes
Sleeping Island

some of the names of the lakes etc sounded familiar. A friend mentioned Farley Mowats books last summer and I found one at Goodwill.
Not a very happy book but gives a pretty good insight into the plight of the natives at that time

Farley Mowat

Farley Mowat was an interesting fellow
Biography

while the water is still hard...his books are worth checking out.

dr bob

I haven't read his books in probably 20 years but really enjoyed Never Cry Wolf and The Snow Walker. I need to get more of his work.

I read Lost In The Barrens when I was a kid, it got me interested in tripping in general, especially canoeing and winter treks in the BWCA.