Canoeing the Adirondacks with Nessmuk

Canoeing the Adirondacks with Nessmuk edited by Dan Brenan and Syracuse University Press is a collection of pieces written for "Forest and Stream" magazine by local woodsman George Washington Sears aka Nessmuk.

"She's all my fancy painted her, she's lovely, she is light. She waltzes on the waves by day and rests with me at night. But I had nothing to do with her painting. The man who built her did that. And I commence with the canoe because that is about the first thing you need on entering the Northern Wilderness." Thus opened Nessmuk's first commissioned "letter" for Forest and Stream in 1880. For years thereafter, George Washington Sears, under the penname Nessmuk, contributed a glorious series of pieces on canoeing the Adirondacks, exploring rivers and streams, climbing the many mountains and peaks, and chronicling his long relationship with one of the greatest canoe builders, J. Henry Rushton.

This book is a must have for outdoor enthusiasts and anyone interested in Wellsboro, Adirondack and boating history.

177 pages, 5-1/2"x8-1/2", paperback PB.