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At the time of his death in 1907, John Waldie, founder of the Victoria Harbour Lumber Company, was identified as "the second largest lumber operator in Canada." A young Scottish immigrant

The working life of the distinguished surveyor Guy Blanchet reflects the story of northern Canada in the first half of the twentieth century.

The Almaguin Highlands is a region that was once coveted for its game, silver birch and majestic white pine.

Carol and Bruce Hodgins began leading canoe trips in 1957 for Camp Wanapitei on Lake Temagami in Northern Ontario, initially to the great rivers of that region and on into Quebec.

This is the first fully documented and detailed account, produced in recent times, of one of the greatest early migrations of Scots to North America.

Scots who opted for pioneer life in Prince Edward Island are the subject of this book.

Victorian Ontario included people from all walks of life from homeless beggars to wealthy gentry.

Short-listed for the 1978 Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction The 19th century spawned a unique breed of men who took pride in their woodsmen skills and rough codes of conduct.

Jean Morrison has written a fascinating and important book, full of drama and colourful historical figures.

This book provides the first exhaustive study of the great Scottish exodus to Canada written in modern times.

This is the remarkable story of the trail that became the longest street in the world, as officially recognized by The Guinness Book of Records.

The beginning of Owen Sound can be traced to the 1840 historical meeting, in a small forest clearing, between surveyor Charles Rankin and land agent John Telfer.

The savage struggle to take control of the North American wilderness during the epic Seven Years War (1756-63) between France and England is a gripping tale.

Samuel de Champlain has long been known as the founder of Quebec and as a tireless explorer. No one knows for sure where he was born or who he really was.

At a time of great sacrifice in Canadian history, we are welcomed into the homes, the hearts, and the minds of mothers, sons, fathers, and friends as we follow Syd Smith and his high-school brother