Adventure Guide: Canada's Atlantic Provinces (Adventure Guide Series) [Paperback]

Barbara Radcliffe Rogers (Author), Stillman Rogers (Author), Sara Godwin (Author), Charles James (Author)

Book Description

Series: Adventure Guide Series | Publication Date: November 1998

A guide to Canada's Atlantic provinces, covering mountains, cities, towns and coast. The book provides details on exploring the coast, the Viking trail, Lord Baltimore's lost colony and the Saint John river. Activities available include whitewater rafting and hiking.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The Rogerses (New Hampshire: Off the Beaten Path, Globe Pequot, 1998) have written a bulky guide to active vacations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland. Outdoor activities like dogsledding, snowshoeing, kayaking, and horseback riding are featured, and less active options such as seal and whale watching, museum visits, and walking tours are also included. There is advice about places to stay and eat. Suggestions for further reading are interspersed throughout the book. Paradoxically, though the authors cover a lot of ground, only thumbnail sketches are provided. All entries mention addresses and phone/FAX numbers, but opening hours are not always provided. Nevertheless, this is a good book to consult before departure. Recommended for large public libraries.ARavi Shenoy, Hinsdale P.L., Naperville,
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

If you've already "done" the major tourist places of Canada, perhaps it's time to give some thought to lesser-traveled areas like New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Labrador. [The Adventure Guide to] Canada's Atlantic Provinces, by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers and Stillman Rogers, is an excellent guide to this region for sightseers and adventurers. Beginning with a discussion of the geography, ecology, and history of the entire region, the authors move on to each province, leaving no physical or cultural stone unturned. Preferred accommodations and restaurants are threaded throughout all the descriptions. Highly recommended. -- Passport Newsletter Book Review, June 1999

Product Details

• Paperback: 656 pages
• Publisher: Hunter Pub Inc (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556508190
• ISBN-13: 978-1556508196
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,777,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Guide to Canada's Atlantic Provinces, December 20, 1999

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Ann Carroll Burgess (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventure Guide: Canada's Atlantic Provinces (Adventure Guide Series) (Paperback)

Barbara and Stillman Rogers have created a guide to Atlantic Canada that is comprehensive and critical, yet never diminishes the charm of this too little explored area of Canada.

This "adventure" guide is for both the novice and experienced traveller. Very practical -- including tips on how not to get stuck on a muddy road.

If the Rogers haven't found every nook and cranny in Atlantic Canada, then there isn't one worth seeing. I wouldn't leave home for Atlantic Guide without this book tucked into my backpack.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An ideal, superbly presented trip planning guide, January 4, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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The Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador offer a wide variety of geography, topography, natural wonders, and recreational resources. Adventure Guide To Canada's Atlantic Provinces is an ideal regional planning and travel guide for everything from bird watching, fossil hunting and hiking, to boating, skiing, horseback riding, and climbing, to cozy dining, comfortable accommodations, and much, much more. Whether its a day trip, a weekend away, or an extended vacation, Adventure Guide To Canada's Atlantic Provinces has all the information to create and enjoy superb experiences and life-long memories.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Second Rate, August 6, 2004

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Steve Sora (Easton, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventure Guide to Canada's Atlantic Provinces (Paperback)

This travel guide often misses important advice, and was misleading regarding some places, while it missed others. Example: p586 described Trout River Pond as one of the most scenic places on the continent for stillwater kayaking. It wasn't. You had to go four miles for it to start getting good. While there was much better kayaking in the same park. In other places it missed the largest hotels and failed to warn that summer almost requires reservations. So does the unreliable ferry. Newfoundland was among the best places I ever explored but the free book from the provinces tourist bureau was much more valuable.