PREFACE
This monograph is presented as a compendium of information taken from
the author's many years 
of
canoeing experience, from guide books and the internet. It is intended
to serve several audiences: inexperienced youth groups or older individuals
who have little or no experience canoeing the "Canoe Country,"
a term I use in this monograph that includes the Boundary Waters Canoe
Area Wilderness, or BWCAW, and Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario,
located just north of the BWCAW. A compendium format is not a high
literature style and I apologize for this, however this the trade-off
for avoiding the fluff added to make other guide literature more entertaining.
This is a busy world and for some types of literature the more information
conveyed in the least space is best.
Read what follows carefully to learn from the mistakes of others
and to insure a more successful trip. You are about to embark on an
adventure of such significance that this booklet alone cannot adequately
enlighten. Please read one or more of the books suggested in the “Readings
Suggestions” section, to better understand what the Canoe
Country represents. Enjoy yourself and drink in the beauty of the
Canoe Country!
