Cache Lake Country, John J. Rowlands
Cache Lake Country, John J. Rowlands
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Cache Lake Country
Or, Life in the North Woods

Author: John J. Rowlands

Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright

Unabridged: 8 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/10/2020


Synopsis

The classic chronicle of life and self-reliance in the great Northern Forest, now available in audio

"Cache Lake Country is a gem for many reasons—a simple narrative, the ways in which it conveys the work-a-day joys and exertions of life in the wilderness, the woodscraft techniques it illustrates, and the slow and pleasurable way in which the soul of a serene man is revealed." —The New York Times

Over half a century ago, John Rowlands set out by canoe into the wilds of Canada to survey land for a timber company. After paddling alone for several days, he came upon "the lake of my boyhood dreams," which he named Cache Lake because there was stored the best that the north had to offer—timber for a cabin; fish, game, and berries to live on; and the peace and contentment he felt he could not live without. This is his story, containing both folklore and philosophy, with wisdom about the woods and the demand therein for inventiveness. It includes directions for making moccasins, stoves, shelters, outdoor ovens, canoes, and hundreds of other ingenious and useful gadgets.

About John J. Rowlands

John J. Rowlands had a varied career as a gold and silver prospector, miner, lumber scout, and newspaperman. He died in 1976.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Doug on March 21, 2008

Timeless classic written with great sensitivity. Belongs up there with Sand County Almanac for outdoor reading pleasure.......more

Goodreads review by Vicky on March 12, 2025

⭐⭐⭐⭐, 5 Un viaggio nella natura che l’autore compie alla fine degli anni Quaranta a bordo di una canoa diretto nell’Ontario. Con spirito avventuroso in questo libro racconta la sua esperienza di vita, un intero anno lontano dalla civiltà nelle foreste del Grande Nord. Leggendolo vien voglia di incam......more

Goodreads review by Willa on January 21, 2008

Cache Lake Country transports me to a place which restores me and allows me to find myself. I've read it several times since the 1980's. This plain and beautiful recreation of nature, animals and plants,and a handful of isolated friends in other cabins on other lakes is a reliable way to profoundly......more

Goodreads review by Seth on September 07, 2022

Read this while hunkering down with Covid, and it provided a soothing escape to the wilderness of Ontario (it was just as easy for me to picture myself the north woods of Wisconsin or Minnesota as I read) with a narrator that quickly became like a friend. The drawings that appear on almost every pag......more

Goodreads review by Amy on August 10, 2021

Definitely a niche book, but I loved it. If you’ve ever wanted to live in a cabin off the grid in the north woods, you’d like it-otherwise, probably not your thing. Written as a month by month account of living in the wilderness and accompanied by detailed sketches of many of his projects and the wi......more