Book description
The Lure of Faraway Places is the publication canoeist Herb Pohl
(1930-2006) did not live to see published. But Pohl's words and images
provide a unique portrait of Canada by one who was happiest when
travelling our northern waterways alone. Austrian-born Herb Pohl died
at the mouth of the Michipcoten River on July 17, 2006. He is
remembered as "Canada's most remarkable solo traveller."
While mourning their loss, Herb Pohl's friends found, to their
surprise and delight, a manuscript of wilderness writings on his desk
in his lakeside apartment in Burlington, Ontario. He had hoped one day
to publish his work as a book. With help and commentary from
best-selling canoe author and editor James Raffan, Natural Heritage is
proud to present that book, Herb's book, The Lure of Faraway Places.
"There's nothing like it in canoeing literature," says
Raffan. "It's part journal, part memoir, part wilderness
philosophy and part tips and tricks of the most pragmatic kind written
about parts of the country most of us will never see by the most
committed and ambitious solo canoeist in Canadian history."
James Raffan, a much experienced writer, paddler and northern
traveller, has been recognized with many honours including the Queen's
Golden Jubilee Medal. He is the Curator of the Canadian Canoe Museum
in Peterborough, and resides in Seeleys Bay, Ontario.
