Book List

 

  Temagami: A Wilderness Paradise

The bible of Temagami paddling routes and hiking trails. Illustrations and hand-drawn maps of 27 routes in the greater Temagami area and on Lake Timiskaming. This is the current version of the classic Temagami Canoe Routes that defined the trademark Hap Wilson canoe-guide. From the previous version this has the addition of Lorrain Lake in the map.

Format: Paperback, 151pp.
ISBN: 978-1-55407-974-2
Pub. Date: 2011

Publisher: Boston Mills Press

Available at Temagami Outfitting

    Grey Owl and Me

Confessions of a Wilderness Pathfinder

Wilson's third non-travel book tells of his life on the trail and in Hollywood and his struggle to come to terms with the influence of Grey Owl on his life.

Review

Format: Paperback, 244 pp.
ISBN: 978-1-55488-732-3
Pub. Date: Summer 2010

Publisher: Natural Heritage/Dundurn

 
 
Trails and Tribulations

Confessions of a Wilderness Pathfinder

Wilson's second non-travel book tells of his life on the trail and is full insights and humour.

Review

Format: Paperback, 216 pp.
ISBN: 978-1-55488-397-4
Pub. Date: Spring 2008

Publisher: Dundurn

 

The Cabin

A Search for Personal Sanctuary

Wilson's first non-travel book follows his lifelong search for a dream cabin in the wilds. Full of adventure and misadventure, most of it is set in Temagami.  Review

Format: Paperback, 175pp.
ISBN: 1-897045-05-0
Pub. Date: 2005

Publisher: Natural Heritage Books

 

Canoeing, Kayaking & Hiking Temagami

The bible of Temagami paddling routes and hiking trails. Illustrations and hand-drawn maps of 27 routes in the greater Temagami area and on Lake Timiskaming. This is an expansion of the classic Temagami Canoe Routes that defined the trademark Hap Wilson canoe-guide. Review

Format: Paperback, 151pp.
ISBN: 1-55046-434-5
Pub. Date: 2004

Publisher: Boston Mills Press

REPLACED BY TEMAGAMI: A WILDERNESS PARADISE

 

Canoeing and Hiking Wild Muskoka

An eco-adventure guide

The trademark Wilson canoeing and hiking guide to the rivers, lakes and trails of Muskoka.

Format: Paperback, 144pp.
ISBN: 1-55046-339-X
Pub. Date: 2003

Publisher: Boston Mills Press

Temagami Canoe Routes

The bible of Temagami routes. Illustrations and hand-drawn maps of 24 routes in the greater Temagami area with fold-out map. A classic in canoeing literature that defined the trademark Hap Wilson canoe-guide. Go to selected routes.

Format: Paperback, 144pp.
ISBN:
0-9693258-1-9
Pub. Date: 1978

Publisher: Canadian Recreational Canoe Association

REPLACED BY CANOEING, KAYAKING & HIKING TEMAGAMI

Rivière Dumoine

Comprehensive Guide for the Adventuring Canoeist 

A guide to the Dumoine River in Quebec in the trademark Wilson style.

Format: Paperback, 32pp.
ISBN:
0-9693258-0-0
Pub. Date: 1987

Publisher: Canadian Recreational Canoe Association

OUT OF PRINT

Rivers of the Upper Ottawa Valley

The definitive canoe guide to some of the best canoeing rivers on the Quebec and Ontario sides of the Ottawa: Coulonge, Noire, Dumoine, Mattawa and Barron. Lots of historical background and other information. Richly mapped and illustrated with Hap's pen and ink and photographs rendered in the trademark Wilson style.

Format: Paperback, 112pp.
ISBN: 1
-55046-438-8
Pub. Date: 1993, 2004

Publisher: Boston Mills Press

Available at Temagami Outfitting

Missinaibi

Journey to the Northern Sky

The definitive canoe guide to the historic trade route between Lake Superior and James Bay along the Michipicoten and Missinaibi Rivers. Provides historical background. Another trademark Wilson guide with maps, illustrations and photos.

Format: Paperback, 134pp.
ISBN: 1
-55046-436-1
Pub. Date: 1994, 2004

Publisher: Boston Mills Press

Available at Temagami Outfitting

Voyages: Canada's Heritage Rivers 

Lynn E. Noel (ed.) with maps and illustrations by Hap Wilson

Not a canoe guide but an informative book on Canada's Heritage Rivers from an environmental perspective. Winner of Natural Resources Council of America Award of Achievement 1996.

Format: Hardcover, 192pp.

ISBN: 1-55081-099-5
Pub. Date: 1995

Publisher: Breakwater Books

Wilderness Rivers of Manitoba

Journey by Canoe Through the Land Where the Spirit Lives 

with Stephanie Aykroyd

The trademark Wilson canoe-guide to rivers in northern and eastern Manitoba: Manigotagan, Bloodvein, Gammon, Sasagnnigak, Leyond, Pigeon, Berens, Hayes, Grass, Seal, Cochrane, Thlewiaza, Caribou. Lots of general info and tips on the areas. Center section contains color photos. Five years in the making.

Format: Paperback, 158pp.
ISBN: 1-895465-26-5
Pub. Date: 1998, 2004

Publisher: Boston Mills Press

Wilderness Manitoba: Land Where the Spirit Lives 

with Stephanie Aykroyd

Stunning color photos taken by Hap and Stephanie during the five years of travel for Wilderness Rivers of Manitoba.

Format: Hardcover, 127pp.
ISBN: 1-55046-271-7
Pub. Date: 1999

Publisher: Boston Mills Press

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