1974 BARNUM was RIGHT In the many summers I have been in the woods I have seen a lot of changes in the way people travel on camping trips. And, too, I have noticed a lot of changes in people. In the days when camping was at its peak, and I still think that Algonquin […]
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THE ELKMAN Chapter 16
Collaring an elk Dr. Rick Rosatte, head research scientist for the MNR elk re-introduction project in North Hastings, had picked the perfect day. With a high of -2 degrees C it was downright balmy following an old time frigid February deep-freeze featuring temperatures dipping to -30C and colder. There are many reasons for wishing, actually […]
MAN of the FOREST
Nelson A. Jeffrey died on Friday January 6, 1984 – just one week shy of his 86th birthday. For most of his life Nels, as his friends called him, lived the life of a hermit in his cabin back in the bush of Faraday Township. Born on the family farm in 1898 Nelson grew up […]