Almaguin

Almaguin

Author: Astrid Taim

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 1998-07-15

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1896219373

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The Almaguin Highlands, an extensive territory covering the Magnetawan River district, is a land rich with waterways and a lively history.


Astrid Taim's Almaguin Chronicles 2-Book Bundle

Astrid Taim's Almaguin Chronicles 2-Book Bundle

Author: Astrid Taim

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2016-04-04

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 1459737008

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The Almaguin Highlands, an extensive territory covering a 90 kilometre corridor from Huntsville, north to Callander, west to Dunchurch, and east to the Algonquin Park border, is a land rich with lakes, rivers, and a lively history. Once considered as a site for a First Nations Reserve in the early 1800s, Almaguin became a centre for lumbering and ultimately a year-round mecca for outdoor enthusiasts. This 2-book bundle is Astrid Taim's definitive guide to the region and its heritage. Almaguin: A Highland History offers a wide range of stories from the opening of the area by colonization roads to the first vessels on the Magnetawan River and the courage of the early pioneers. Included are community histories of the many towns, villages, and ghost towns of today; profiles of colourful personalities; as well as interesting and amusing tales of these rugged early times. Almaguin Chronicles explores the relationship between lumbering and settlement throughout the Parry Sound District — the last frontier of this part of Ontario. Throughout, rare archival photographs and excerpts from unpublished memoirs augment the text.


Permanent Weekend

Permanent Weekend

Author: John Michels

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2017-04-01

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 0773550666

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North of the heart of Ontario’s scenic Muskoka District are the Almaguin Highlands, a loosely organized collection of villages, townships, and municipalities. In the mid-1800s, the region was home to loggers and farmers, as well as seasonal residents in simple cottages and camps. Since then, the impact of economic globalization and government policies has transformed the countryside into a luxurious recreational, residential, and tourist destination. John Michels investigates change in the Almaguin Highlands, exploring the modern faces of cottaging, tourism, agriculture, forestry, and economic development initiatives. He shows how years of neoliberal policies have displaced agriculture and logging as the principal sources of employment in northern Ontario, generating tension and unexpected alliances between tourists, residents, loggers, farmers, developers, and governmental officials over the proper uses and meanings of rural space. The repercussions of this new service-oriented countryside include increased youth outmigration, decreased full-time employment opportunities, and an ever-growing gap between the rich and the poor. A rich and detailed study based on long-term interviews and fieldwork, Permanent Weekend critically explores the catalysts and outcomes of gentrifying rural areas.


Leisure Communities

Leisure Communities

Author: Troy D. Glover

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1000177718

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This book analyses the concept of community by critically exploring its many manifestations in leisure. It unpacks patterns of mutuality, collective expression, and belonging as they emerge through interaction, shared narrative, and practice. Recognizing that our experiences of “being in common” and “being in leisure” require rethinking in a changed modernity, the book illustrates the myriad ways that leisure communities take form and shape in the current economic, political, and ideological moment. It highlights how changing societal expectations, economic conditions, technological innovations, and ideological shifts set the stage for a reformulation of social relations and emergence of new leisure-based social groupings. The authors question how to make sense of new social expressions, at times offering unexpected and completely new ways of theorizing community. Global in richness and scope, the book offers a rich and composite view regarding how to take up and theorize leisure in relation to the multiple dimensions of community. It will inspire a new generation of readers in a broad range of areas across the social sciences, including sociology, community studies, leisure studies, and planning.


Inventory of Ontario Newspapers, 1793-1986

Inventory of Ontario Newspapers, 1793-1986

Author: J. Brian Gilchrist

Publisher: Micromedia

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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This inventory lists over 2,900 newspapers published in Ontario 1793-1986, excluding certain categories of papers such as ethnic, religious, and alumni publications. Entries are arranged alphabetically by place of publication, then by title. Information provided for each entry includes frequency and years of publication, publication history, the libraries at which copies can be found, and the library holdings. Includes a newspaper title index. An appendix describes how the inventory was prepared.


Canadian Almanac & Directory, 202

Canadian Almanac & Directory, 202

Author: Grey House Canada

Publisher:

Published: 2019-12

Total Pages: 2460

ISBN-13: 9781642652253

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The Canadian Almanac & Directory is the most complete source of Canadian information available - cultural, professional and financial institutions, legislative, governmental, judicial and educational organizations. Canada's authoritative sourcebook for almost 160 years, the Canadian Almanac & Directory gives you access to almost 100,000 names and addresses of contacts throughout the network of Canadian institutions.


Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media

Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 1224

ISBN-13:

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Identifies specific print and broadcast sources of news and advertising for trade, business, labor, and professionals. Arrangement is geographic with a thumbnail description of each local market. Indexes are classified (by format and subject matter) and alphabetical (by name and keyword).


Field & Stream

Field & Stream

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1976-05

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13:

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FIELD & STREAM, America’s largest outdoor sports magazine, celebrates the outdoor experience with great stories, compelling photography, and sound advice while honoring the traditions hunters and fishermen have passed down for generations.