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Afloat Again Adrift: Three Voyages on the Waters of North America

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Avid outdoorsman Andrew Keith presents Afloat Again, Adrift: Three Voyages on the Waters of North America, a travelogue of three of his canoeing trips: one down the Mississippi River; one through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to Hudson Bay; and one through the Great Lakes to the St. Lawrence Seaway. A reflection of solitude and the joy of experiencing the wilderness and the sight of animals ranging from common game to wolves and polar bears, Afloat Again, Adrift embraces the explorer's spirit. Especially recommended for armchair travelers due to the vivid and thoughtful descriptions.

A friend invites 19 year old Andrew Keith to join him for a canoe trip exploring the upper Mississippi. Keith agrees and goes to the library to look at maps of the proposed trip. As he peruses the atlas, he sees that three watersheds begin in Northern Minnesota. Ultimately, his initial trip to explore the upper Mississippi leads him all the way to New Orleans. In subsequent voyages, he kayaks through Lake Superior, down the St Lawrence Seaway to the Atlantic....and on yet another occasion up (or should I say North) along the Nelson River to Hudson Bay.

Keith reports on flora, fauna and the various humans he encounters along the way.

It's a book full of adventure and learning....a book to get you out of your rut and into your dreams

I read Andrew Keith's Afloat Again Adrift in two sittings. The three different canoe adventures were educational, provacative and inspiring. The structure of the book is as unique as the far reaching continental journeys themselves. Count this one as a true canoe classic. It belongs on the book shelf of every Minnesota household. And beyond!