Cache Lake Country

“ Cache Lake Country is a gem for many

reasons—a simple narrative, the ways in which it conveys the work-a-day joys

and exertions of life in the wilderness, the woodscraft techniques it

illustrates, and the slow and pleasurable way in which the soul of a serene man

is revealed.”

— *The New York Times

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Over half a century ago, John Rowlands set

out by canoe into the wilds of Canada to survey land for a timber company.

After paddling alone for several days, he came upon "the lake of my

boyhood dreams," which he named Cache Lake because there was stored the

best that the north had to offer―timber for a cabin; fish, game, and berries to

live on; and the peace and contentment he felt he could not live without. This

is his story, containing both folklore

and philosophy, with wisdom about the woods and the demand therein for

inventiveness. It includes directions for making moccasins, stoves, shelters,

outdoor ovens, canoes, and hundreds of other ingenious and useful gadgets.