Lakeland
Subtitle: journeys into the soul of Canada
By: Allan Casey
Contributors: David Suzuki Foundation
Publisher: D & M Publishers Inc.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781926812151; 9781553653080
Subjects: Description and travel; NATURE; Descriptions et voyages; Travel; Lakes; Lakes, Ponds & Swamps; See; Lacs; Ecosystems & Habitats
Description: Lakes define not only Canada's landscape but the national imagination. Blending writing on nature, travel, and science, award-winning journalist Allan Casey systematically explores how the country's history and culture originates at the lakeshore. Lakeland describes a series of interconnected journeys by the author, punctuated by the seasons and the personalities he meets along the way including aboriginal fishery managers, fruit growers, boat captains, cottagers, and scientists. Together they form an evocative portrait of these beloved bodies of water and what they mean, from sapphire tarns a.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.
Table of contents: title: Only in Canada; title: The home place; title: The grey wizard; title: The citizen ship of science; title: Almost the sea; title: Finding Lakeland; title: The Ice Road; title: Eat the peach; title: Riding in boats with women; title: The Walleye Factory; title: La Grande Traversee; title: Into the lake-lap of the mountain; title: Epilogue.