Voyageur Country: The Story of Minnesota's National Park (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.79 (904 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816631557 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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. About the Author Treuer is a writer and tree farmer
This book is for visitors and dreamers Woodsman I picked up a copy of this while visiting Voyageur's National Park. The park is spectacular, and as I read this book in my lakeside tent, it completed the identity of this place, and clued me into the history not only of how it became a park, but more importantly, the resident flora, fauna, and geologi. Five Stars Very well written and historically complete.
This popularity raises crucial questions: Can timberwolves thrive amid snowmobiles and jet-skis? Can the thin layer of fragile soil atop the Precambrian shield, the oldest exposed rock on earth, survive the feet of campers? Voyageur Country explores these quandaries and presents the only complete history of this environmentally important region.Voyageur Country describes the environmental significance of the park, beginning with its geologic and glacial history and continuing through current flora and fauna. Voyageur Country is an important launching point for considering the policy that guides our relationship with the land.. Examines the beauty, history, and controversy of Voyageurs National Park.Over 250,000 people visit Minnesota's only national park each year. Treuer then examines human influences on the land, including those of the Ojibwe Indians, French voyageurs, lumber barons, and wilderness advocates. The birth of the modern incarnation of Voyageurs as a national park is detailed, with accounts of the contributions of Sigurd Olson and other conservationists.The first paper
. Treuer is a writer and tree farmer