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From Chapter 2: Birch-Bark Canoes
The range of the paper birch (Betula papyrifera) in North America. The tree is sometimes called canoe birch.
From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade
The voyageurs plied the North American frontier for generations, often leaving from Montreal or York Factory or Lake Winnipeg on their long-distance trading journeys and not returning for many months, or sometimes years.
From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement
The National Wild and Scenic River system, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968, is an attempt to protect U.S. rivers in their natural state from development as much as possible. More than 12,500 miles of rivers have such protection.
From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement
The Missouri National Recreation River, established in 1964, is administered by the U.S. National Park Service.
From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail covers parts of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, running 740 miles.