Nipissing : Historic Waterway, Wilderness Playground
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1459724399
ISBN-13
9781459724396
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd
Imprint
Dundurn Group Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 16th, 2015
Print length
270 Pages
Weight
653 grams
Dimensions
21.50 x 21.50 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
History of the AmericasHistorical geographyNatural history
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The Lake Nipissing area is best known as a voyageur route between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay visited by explorers, missionaries, and fur traders. All of these travellers, however, were on a journey elsewhere. This book focuses on the less well-known story of the area's transformation into a tourist destination between 1875 and 1955.
2016 Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award Shortlisted
2015 Speaker''s Book Award Shortlisted
Explore the history of tourism in the Nipissing Passageway, from Mattawa to Georgian Bay, beginning with Champlains voyage in 1615.
In the nineteenth century, while the hope of building a Georgian Bay Ship Canal remained elusive, promotional efforts were made by the railways to market the area as a sportsmans paradise. In the early twentieth century, Ontario began to build roads to lure American motorists to the area. In Nipissing, Françoise Noël demonstrates how these efforts led to the early appearance of cottagers in the French River area and the rise of local outfitters. Places of interest include Quintland, named for the famed Dionne Quintuplets, which was seen as a pilgrimage site and saw resort expansion through to the post-war recovery.
A look at the Nipissing area today reveals that, for many, it remains a wilderness playground.
2015 Speaker''s Book Award Shortlisted
Explore the history of tourism in the Nipissing Passageway, from Mattawa to Georgian Bay, beginning with Champlains voyage in 1615.
In the nineteenth century, while the hope of building a Georgian Bay Ship Canal remained elusive, promotional efforts were made by the railways to market the area as a sportsmans paradise. In the early twentieth century, Ontario began to build roads to lure American motorists to the area. In Nipissing, Françoise Noël demonstrates how these efforts led to the early appearance of cottagers in the French River area and the rise of local outfitters. Places of interest include Quintland, named for the famed Dionne Quintuplets, which was seen as a pilgrimage site and saw resort expansion through to the post-war recovery.
A look at the Nipissing area today reveals that, for many, it remains a wilderness playground.
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