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Trapping the Boundary Waters: A Tenderfoot in the Border Country, 1919-1920

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Trapping the Boundary Waters: A Tenderfoot in the Border Country, 1919-1920On May 4, 1919, Charlie Cook set off for a year of adventure in the Minnesota Ontario Boundary Waters. Soon abandoned by his comfort loving companion, the restless World War I veteran spent an enlightening year learning often the hard way how to paddle and sail on windy lakes, hunt and fish for food, bake "rough delicacies" in a reflector oven, and build winter proof shelters. His how to descriptions of trapping beaver, mink, and other game are

On May 4, 1919, Charlie Cook set off for a year of adventure in the Minnesota-Ontario Boundary Waters. Soon abandoned by his comfort-loving companion, the restless World War I veteran spent an enlightening year learning--often the hard way--how to paddle and sail on windy lakes, hunt and fish for food, bake "rough delicacies" in a reflector oven, and build winter-proof shelters. His how-to descriptions of trapping beaver, mink, and other game are unsurpassed in their detail.

Cook also found his way into the border community of Ojibwe and mixed-blood families and a motley assortment of mysterious travelers, game wardens, and loners, including trapper Bill Berglund (who "adopted" Cook until the tenderfoot's eagerness to harvest pelts came between them).

Cook's adventure climaxed in a 700-mile expedition by dogsled north into Canada, where he reached the limits of his endurance--and just barely lived to tell the tale.

For anyone who loves the Boundary Waters or wonders what this rugged region was like not so long ago, Cook's story reveals a world still ruled by nature but on the brink of change.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Published: 03/15/2000
ISBN: 9780873513791
Pages: 182
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Library Journal 05/15/2000 pg. 116
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