Historic Waterways, Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing down the Rock, Fox and Wisconsin Rivers.
This volume is the record of six hundred miles of canoeing experiences on historic waterways in Wisconsin and Illinois during the summer of 1887. There has been no attempt at exaggeration, to color its homely incidents, or to picture charms where none exist. It is intended to be a simple, truthful narrative of what was seen and done upon a series of novel outings through the heart of the Northwest. If it may induce others to undertake similar excursions, and thus increase the little navy of healthy and self-satisfied canoeists, the object of the publication will have been attained. (Summary from Frontspiece)
This volume is the record of six hundred miles of canoeing experiences on historic waterways in Wisconsin and Illinois during the summer of 1887. There has been no attempt at exaggeration, to color its homely incidents, or to picture charms where none exist. It is intended to be a simple, truthful narrative of what was seen and done upon a series of novel outings through the heart of the Northwest. If it may induce others to undertake similar excursions, and thus increase the little navy of healthy and self-satisfied canoeists, the object of the publication will have been attained. (Summary from Frontspiece)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
00 - Preface
03:02 - Chapter 2
01 - Introduction
16:33 - Chapter 3
02 - Table of Distances
04:18 - Chapter 4
03 - The Rock River, CHAPTER I. The Winding Yahara
23:25 - Chapter 5
04 - The Rock River, CHAPTER II. Barbed-Wire Fences
17:24 - Chapter 6
05 - The Rock River, CHAPTER III. An Illinois Prairie Home
16:39 - Chapter 7
06 - The Rock River, CHAPTER IV. The Half-Way House
15:11 - Chapter 8
07 - The Rock River, CHAPTER V. Grand Detour Folks
24:53 - Chapter 9
08 - The Rock River, CHAPTER VI. An Ancient Mariner
18:50 - Chapter 10
09 - The Rock River, CHAPTER VII. Storm-Bound at Erie
16:25 - Chapter 11
10 - The Rock River, CHAPTER VIII. The Last Day Out
15:40 - Chapter 12
11 - The Fox River (of Green Bay), FIRST LETTER. Smith's Island
21:40 - Chapter 13
12 - The Fox River (of Green Bay), SECOND LETTER. From Packwaukee to Berlin
18:27 - Chapter 14
13 - The Fox River (of Green Bay), THIRD LETTER. The Mascoutins
15:08 - Chapter 15
14 - The Fox River (of Green Bay), FOURTH LETTER. The Land of the Winnebagoes
22:18 - Chapter 16
15 - The Fox River (of Green Bay), FIFTH LETTER. Locked Through
14:34 - Chapter 17
16 - The Fox River (of Green Bay), SIXTH LETTER. The Bay Settlement
20:04 - Chapter 18
17 - The Wisconsin River, CHAPTER I. Alone in the Wilderness
18:11 - Chapter 19
18 - The Wisconsin River, CHAPTER II. The Last of the Sacs
23:06 - Chapter 20
19 - The Wisconsin River, CHAPTER III. A Panoramic View
21:54 - Chapter 21
20 - The Wisconsin River, CHAPTER IV. Floating Through Fairyland
21:06