A Man & His Words

A Man & His Words
$19.95
by J. Patrick Boyer

An author, journalist, researcher, editor, printer, and public speaker, Robert Boyer's life-long career with words began in ernest at age 19 when he became a newspaper editor, as his son Patrick recounts in this biography.

A Passion for Justice

How 'Vinegar Jim' McRuer Became Canada's Greatest Law Reformer

A Passion for Justice
$28.95
by J. Patrick Boyer

Jim McRuer's eventful life on the path of the law took a long time getting started, and if not for two turning points in Muskoka, Canada's most famous law reformer might never have made it at all.

A Steamboat Captain's History of Muskoka

A Steamboat Captain's History of Muskoka
$24.95
by Levi R. Fraser

Captain Levi Fraser's 1940s history of Muskoka brings back to life our district's history with engaging portraits of our major lakes and towns, resorts and tourism, lumbering, boating, cultural life, newspapers, social and religious activity, local govern

A Struggle To Walk With Dignity

The True Story of a Jamaican Born Canadian

A Struggle To Walk With Dignity
$19.95
by Gerald Archambeau

Gerald A. Archambeau's life traces the leading edge of race relations in the workplace and shows how personal courage combined with a full repertoire of responses from a strong fist to detailed record-keeping of discriminatory practices and persistence in

Algonquin Adventure

Algonquin Adventure
$19.95
by James Dickson

Author James Dickson knew the Algonquin highlands better than anyone. His classic 1886 book is an account of a canoe trip, but more, it is a demonstration of woodland skills and a key to understanding Canadian essentials.

Another Country, Another Life

Calumny, Love, and the Secrets of Isaac Jelfs

Another Country, Another Life
$24.99
by J. Patrick Boyer

Quiet Isaac Jelfs led many lives: a scapegoated law clerk in England; a soldier in the mad Crimean War; a lawyer on swirling Broadway Avenue in New York. His escape from each was wrapped in deep secrecy.

At Your Age?

You're writing a book of short stories and poems?

At Your Age?
$17.95
by Eve Jones, Edith White, and Liam Dwyer

Starting with conversations on the back deck of the residence and ending with this book, these authors have painstakingly compiled and transcribed dozens of stories from the various and unique residents of their retirement home.

Bracebridge Around 1930

Youthful Memories of Muskoka’s District Town

Bracebridge Around 1930
$24.95
by Robert J. Boyer

Author Robert Boyer remembers Bracebridge at a time when he was a youth and Muskoka's capital town was in transition with automobiles replacing the horse-and-buggy and pioneer era industries fading or closing with the Depression.

Bridge of Hope

The Life of Rene M. Caisse, R.N. and the History of Essiac

Bridge of Hope
$17.95
by James W. Demers

This true story became a medical legend. Bracebridge nurse Rene Caisse provided a secret-forumula herbal tea to thousands of people desperate to fight their cancer. The medical establishment took exception, and battle on a second front ensued.

Browning Island, Lake Muskoka

Cottagers remember the good old days

Browning Island, Lake Muskoka
$19.95
by Robert Attfield (Editor)

A memoir of Muskoka summers (and the odd winter) in the early 1900s: "food chilled by blocks of ice cut from the lake, a wandering cow munching oranges in the kitchen, excursions up the lake on elegant steamboats, and a 'floating store' (aka 'the supply boat') called at your dock every week."

Early Days in Dorset

Memories of Norman Angus MacKay

Early Days in Dorset
$18.00
by Norman Angus MacKay

The author's own adventures as a teamster in local lumber camps combine with his stories of early Dorset to present a lively picture of one of first places in the Muskoka-Haliburton region settled by Europeans.

Either Side of 55

Prospecting Adventures

Either Side of 55
$19.95
by James Tough

Prospector and writer James Tough puts into words the daring exploits and dire experiences he encountered between 1962 and 1992 while prospecting in remote locations for valuable mineral deposits, in the process holding a mirror to northern and frontier

English Bloods

In the Backwoods of Muskoka, 1878

English Bloods
$29.95
by Frederick de la Fosse

An illuminating and humorous biographical account of the "English Bloods" — young men sent to learn farming skills in Muskoka in pioneer times.

Grey Owl and Me

Stories From the Trail and Beyond

Grey Owl and Me
$26.99
by Hap Wilson, Ingrid Zschogner

The 1930s Englishman who became Canada's aboriginal conservationist "Grey Owl" inspired naturalist writer Hap Wilson to follow his own meandering path into the wild. The result is this acount of bizarre and sublime adventures along the trail.

Hope Restored

My Life and Views on Canada, the U.S., the World & the Universe

Hope Restored
$29.95
by Paul Hellyer

This easy reading autobiography by one of Canada’s most engaged political leaders is a welcome key to understanding the man and the nature of public affairs that impact us all. It even clarifies how Hellyer could simultaneously be an Ottawa cabinet minister and Muskoka resort operator.