Along the Trail in
Algonquin Park has delighted thousands of readers across Canada and the
United States from the time of its first publication in the summer of
1980. This is the fourth reprint of the classic work by the late
legendary outdoorsman, Ralph Bice of Kearney, Ontario. The writing is
vintage Ralph Bice; a combination of unequalled park knowledge,
remarkable outdoor adventures and delightful rustic humour. Along
the Trail was originally to have been titled "Forty Years in Algonquin
Park," but by the time the book appeared, the author's lifelong love
affair with the park had exceeded eighty. In 1993, the time of Algonquin
Park's centennial, the "Grand Old Man of Algonquin" had entered his
94th year. He was to continue to live nearby his beloved park until his
passing in 1997. Remembered not only for his writings, Ralph Bice is
honoured by a fitting memorial to "Mister Algonquin" as Algonquin Park
visitors will now discover when they enter the west side of the park.
For here the lake he favoured over all others, Butt Lake, has been
renamed Ralph Bice Lake. From Goodreads
Again, the reason for reading this book was that I was in Algonquin Park. There was a few good stories in this book and I enjoyed reading the stories especially as some of them took place happening in Lakes I was paddling on at the time. Unfortunately it referred a lot to specific people and in my opinion it would have been a lot better for me if I had know at least some of the descendants of all these people.
This was the last book I read on my canoe trip, I finished it on the train back towards Toronto.
This book qualifies for:
Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge,
2012 Ebook Challenge,
A-Z Book Challenge 2012,
2012 Where are you reading Challenge
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