Magic on the Rocks : Canoe Country Pictographs
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.23 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0916691020 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He has written many other books, among them A Boundary Waters Fishing Guide (1984) and A Season For Wilderness (1989), as well as articles for Field and Stream, Sports Afield, Canoe, Wildfowl, Fly-Fisherman, and many other national and regional publications. Michael Furtman is a writer and photographer who often takes as his subject matter the Minnesota wilderness. He is an active member of the Izaak Walton L
Complete with maps and directions to dozens of sites, and the most accurate reproductions of pictographs to date, Magic on the Rocks is an indispensable tool for those who would respectfully visit the sacred sites of a wise and ancient culture.. Scattered across the Boundary Waters and Quetico, left by its native people on canvases of stone, are hundreds of enigmatic paintings. Generations of canoe country travelers have wondered what these mysterious drawings might mean. Now, in this book, award-winning author Michael Furtman presents a comprehensive guide to the canoe country’s known pictographs and provides insight into the artists’ visions and the traditions that spawned them
The idea is nice, functionally useless however I really like the idea of this book. In use, however, it ended up being useless. The descriptions of where the pictographs actually are was incredibly lacking in precision. When some of these pictographs are quite faded and the area where the pictograph is (rock face) i. Magic on the Rocks While I was somewhat disappointed with the format of this book, it was still fairly helpful to me. I had expected more photographs.. must read for wilderness trip Preparing and planning BWCA west to east triparticle in Boundary Waters Journal recommended this book
He is an active member of the Izaak Walton League and frequently works with the US Forest Service. He has written many other books, among them A Boundary Waters Fishing Guide (1984) and A Season For Wilderness (1989), as well as articles for Field and Stream, Sports Afield, Canoe, Wildfowl, Fly-Fisherman, and many other national and regional publications. A life-long resident of Duluth, Furtman lives with his wife, Mary Jo, and Labrador, Rascal. . About the Author Michael Furtman is a writer and photographer who often takes as his subject matter the Minnesota wilderness