Lob trees in the wilderness
Subtitle: the human and natural history of the boundary waters
By: Clifford Ahlgren and Isabel Ahlgren.
Contributors: Ahlgren, Isabel.
Series: The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Forest ecology -- Minnesota -- Boundary Waters Canoe Area; Forests and forestry -- Minnesota -- Boundary Waters Canoe Area; Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Minnesota -- Boundary Waters Canoe Area; Boundary Waters Canoe Area (Minn.)
Description: "In the days of the voyageurs, branches were cut from tall trees along the Minnesota-Ontario border, leaving the middle of the trees bare. These "lob trees" served as guideposts, helping fur traders and explorers find their way through the uncharted maze of lakes and portages. Clifford Ahlgren and Isabel Ahlgren, two of the most knowledgeable ecologists of the area, use nine native trees as lob trees for this book, an ecological history of human activity in the Quetico-Superior wilderness area."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.