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New Book Voyageur Skies Featured at Dinner

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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New Book <i>Voyageur Skies</i> Featured at Dinner

A discussion of Don Breneman and Mark Seeley’s new book Voyageur Skies will be the main attraction at a dinner tomorrow at the University of Minnesota.

Book Review: Paddle North: Canoeing the Boundary Waters–Quetico Wilderness

Thursday, January 13, 2011

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Book Review: Paddle North: Canoeing the Boundary Waters–Quetico Wilderness

Discover the essence of the Up North wilderness experience, essays by Greg Breining and images by photographer Layne Kennedy. It’s well worth reading, and a worthy gift.

Book Gathers Boundary Waters Writing

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

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Book Gathers Boundary Waters Writing

A new book — The Firegrate Review: A Canoe Country Chapbook — published by the wilderness advocacy group Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, gathers the BWCA experiences of 19 writers in a collection of stories, essays, and poems.

Book Review: Our Neck of the Woods

Friday, May 14, 2010

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Book Review: Our Neck of the Woods

As essay collections go, Our Neck of the Woods is more of a confessional than a nature tale. Up and down the state, and via every outdoor pastime (fishing, hunting, skiing, canoeing, camping), writers confess to a love of Minnesota …

Shirley Peruniak Named to Order of Ontario

Monday, January 25, 2010

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Shirley Peruniak Named to Order of Ontario

Shirley Peruniak, a park naturalist known as “the heart and soul” of Quetico Provincial Park, is being named to the Order of Ontario, the most prestigious honor awarded by the province.

McGuffins Release Quetico: Into the Wild

Thursday, August 6, 2009

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McGuffins Release Quetico:  Into the Wild

The celebration of Quetico Provincial Park’s 100th Anniversary continues … in book form! Renowned nature photographers Gary and Joanie McGuffin have produced Quetico: Into the Wild after nearly three years of photographic and paddle-and-portage effort.

Wildflowers of the Boundary Waters Reviewed

Friday, July 24, 2009

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Wildflowers of the Boundary Waters Reviewed

Betty vos Hemstad’s new book “Wildflowers of the Boundary Waters: Hking Through the Seasons” is more than just a lovely coffee table book, according to one reviewer who found the book to be “an invaluable resource.”

Summer Issue of Wilderness News

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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Summer Issue of Wilderness News

The Summer 2009 issue of Wilderness News, the sister publication of Wilderness News Online is available now. Read highlights and download your copy today.

New Book Celebrates 100 Years of Quetico

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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New Book Celebrates 100 Years of Quetico

Thunder Bay author Jon Nelson has published a new book celebrating the people and history of Quetico Provincial Park.

Island Life Author to Speak at Voyageurs

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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Island Life Author to Speak at Voyageurs

Ted Gostomski, the co-author of Island Life: An Isle Royale Nature Guide and a Biologist/Science Writer at the Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Program of the National Park Service, will speak on Friday at Voyaguers National Park in International Falls.

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