Mile post 104 and beyond
Subtitle: we have walked together in the shadow of the rainbow
Publisher: Trafford On Demand Pub
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781426957963; 9781426957970
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life; Trapping; Hunting; Fishing; Immigrants
Description: "Bob Wells grew up at his father's fishing lodge on Windigoostigwan Lake in Ontario, surrounded by lakes and forests. In Mile Post 104 and Beyond, Wells shares an anecdotal collection of reminiscences and short stories about life in the Canadian bush-where the modern world was forgotten. Every summer, the Wells family's fishing lodge hosted Americans who came for the bountiful fishing, home-cooked meals, and good service. Wells's ease in interacting with visitors and his optimistic outlook on life resulted in a wealth of knowledge about not only the guests, but also the native people.

From Jack Ogama, a fur trapper, fishing guide, and consummate storyteller whose grandfather escaped to Canada after the Battle of the Little Big Horn to Inge, one of the first female fire observers who climbed a hundred-foot fire tower daily to search for smoke, Wells's stories highlight an eclectic and unforgettable group of characters. Mile Post 104 and Beyond shares one man's love of nature and carries a strong message for all of us to respect our natural world. "Bob Wells brings us some glimpses, both insightful and entertaining, of a Canada that was ..."--Gerard Wyatt, Professor Emeritus, Queen's University at Kingston (from amazon.ca book desc.).
Table of contents: title: I. Beginning [include mentions of Fort William & Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay)]; title: My autobiography ; What my autobiography did not tell ; Life along the railway ; The day Jacky got born ; 104 miles to mid-century ; A boy becomes a hunter ; The fourth Penny ; Windigoostigwan time [hunting fishing lodge near northeastern corner of Quetico Provincial Park]; title: II. The Sawdos; title: Trapper Bob Sawdo ; Phillip Sawdo cries ; Lilly's plane crash; title: III. Living the bush life; title: The trapper ; My Lac Des Mille Lacs trap line ; Our wedding day; title: Home and family ; Do you have running water in the winter? ; Putting some balance in our lives; title: Friends and neighbours ; the Chicago Family ; the Peters Family ; Jack's secrets and dreams [Jack Ogama]; title: Our friends the Native people [Aboriginal peoples, First Nations] ; Bob and the bear [fishing; title: hunting guide at Kyro's Thousand Lakes Resort on Lac Des Milles Lacs near Upsala, Ontario].; title: IV. Time to move on; title: Upsala Tower [fire towers, forest fire detection] ; Natural resources; title: beyond biological management ; Coyotes move to town? (Coyote speaks); title: A conservation Officer looks back ; Retirement ; Russia, 1993 ; My greatest Teachers (Moochum Joe, Dr. John Dale Owen) ; Friend [Suzy; title: dogs, dogsledding] ; The last period.