Explains how to select, care for, and use canoes and canoeing equipment, describes the skills and techniques for all conditions of water, and provides advice on camping and planning a trip.
Contains a retelling of the classic Canadian folktale. "Chasse-galerie" wherein eleven-year old Baptiste, working in a remote logging camp, misses his friends and family, and the working lumberjacks come up with a magical plan to get back home in time for the New Year.
A sister and brother spend a largely unsupervised summer in a cabin near a river, where they befriend an elderly man with much to teach them and where they try to come to terms with their parents' failing marriage and make decisions about their own futures.
An introduction to canoeing and kayaking that explains why people enjoy the activities and discusses equipment, paddling techniques, preparing for a trip, and other related topics.
