Book Reviews

The Lure of the Labrador Wild by Dillion Wallace

7.04.2016 by Harold Ball

At the turn of the last century, much of Northern Canada was still considered Terra incognita, and there are countless books detailing the travails of many so called “adventurers,” who headed off into the wilds, faced extreme hardships, and in a number of cases were never seen or heard from again.

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Alone Against the North - An Expedition into the Unknown by Adam Shoalts

29.11.2015 by Harold Ball

Before reading Adam’s book, I was under the mistaken impression that the only places left on earth that haven’t been photographed, mapped, written about and otherwise traversed, were the ocean depths.

Hook, Line & Spear - The Ice Fishing History of Lake Simcoe by Robert A. Kirk

21.04.2015 by Harold Ball

My guess is that it would be hard to find anyone, certainly within the Province of Ontario in any event, who has not at least heard of Lake Simcoe.

Lake Trout – North America’s Greatest Game Fish - by Ross H. Shickler & Edward M. Eveland

3.04.2015 by Harold Ball

Being a lake trout enthusiast myself, when I first came across this book I was looking forward to what promised to be an interesting and informative read.