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Camp Sights welcomes to the intimate beauty of camps -- quiet you
camps for fathers and daughters, familiar camps on a favorite lake
with good friends, hunting camps with their rich histories and
traditions, serene camps under the starry sky of a summer night,
peaceful camps warmed by supper cooking on the stove.
You'll experience the challenges and adventures of life in the
North Woods -- a chance encounter with Arctic wolves on Canada's
Ellesmere Island, a night on the Gods River on a canoe trip to
Hudson Bay, a whiteout storm in the barren lands of the Northwest
Territories. But you'll also learn of the everyday pleasures of the
outdoors -- stories of steelhead fishing, deer and duck hunting,
and unforgettable characters like canoe builder Joe Seliga,
legendary trout fisherman Benny Larson, and Ely's "Jackpine" Bob
Cary.
Throughout the book, Sam Cook offers insights into the
subtleties of the natural world that all too often go unnoticed,
inviting you to see your world anew.
Up North is a certain way the wind feels on your face and the way
an old wool shirt feels on your back. It's the peace that comes
over you when you sit down to read one of your old trip journals,
or the anticipation that bubbles inside when you start sorting
through your tackle box early in the spring. In this unforgettable
collection of essays, Sam Cook portrays the enchanting North
Country as a state of mind as much as a geographical area. Up North
captures the mystic moods, seasonal subtleties, and colorful
characters that fill the region from the Minnesota canoe country to
the vast expanse of the Northwest Territories. Organized by time of
year, Up North describes every season's pleasures--sled dog racing
in winter, hooking a northern pike on the first spring fishing
trip, building a summer campfire, watching the aurora borealis in
fall. Up North is an invitation to explore canoe country through
Sam Cook's eyes and your own. "My favorite book for thedreamers or
for any outdoor person who enjoys a good story... Sam Cook is a
master at weaving a tale."
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