Wild Shore: Exploring Lake Superior By Kayak [Paperback]

Greg Breining (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2002

Over two years, Greg Breining set out to circle Lake Superior by kayak. Paddling more than one thousand miles, he camped on the lake’s islands and shorelines, visited its places of rare beauty and solitude, experienced its wildly varied moods, and explored remote historic sites and isolated communities. The result is Wild Shore, a tale of outdoor adventure, colorful characters, memorable stories, and personal discovery.

Editorial Reviews

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Breining succeeds in describing both the dangers and beauty of the huge lake in blunt, forceful, often elegant prose. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

Marvelous! A travel book that allows you to settle back in your easy chair and enjoy the ride. -- Duluth Reader Weekly

Wild Shore is an entertaining mix that is part travel guide, part memoir, part history, and part outdoor adventure. -- Chicago Tribune

About the Author

Greg Breining is the author of many books, including Minnesota (2000) and Return of the Eagle (1994). He lives in St. Paul.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press (March 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816631425
• ISBN-13: 978-0816631421
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,191,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great trip around Lake Superior!, November 30, 2000

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Eva Hopkins (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wild Shore: Exploring Lake Superior by Kayak (Hardcover)

I really enjoyed Greg Breining's new book "Wild Shore--Exploring Lake Superior by Kayak." He loves history and nature and it shows. He starts north of Sault Sainte Marie, Canada and goes west. He goes for little pieces at a time, usually with a friend or his teen-age daughter. He talks to the local people. He explores what's near the shore (such as the Pukaskwa pits) and what is unique about it. He tells you about the Canadian WWII German prisoner of war camp near Ney. He looks for the woodland caribou and discusses their relationship with the wolves. He visits the Rossport Inn and tells about the sinking of the Gunilda. He visits a ship captain and the Indian man who manages the Grand Portage State Park (in MN). He kayaks around Isle Royale with his daughter, describing its interesting history. He goes to the Apostle Islands (in WI). He meets a fellow in a folding kayak going around the lake like him, but in one trip. He visits a crumbling lighthouse and the very private Huron Mountain Club in the UP of Michigan. He fights the waves and has a good time exploring. He finds interesting places you'd never find in a car. He talks about the then and now. He camps at night and enjoys his cigar and a good cup of tea. It's a very different book than Ann Linnea's book of kayaking around Lake Superior, Deep Water Passage. Much more interesting. He does not focus on himself. He takes many pictures. It is an excellent book. My only problem with it were the pictures and maps. The pictures (which are very good) were very dark. The maps were much too small. Have a good Lake Superior map tucked in your book when you read it. Now you can go around Lake Superior--without the work!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greg Breining's WILD SHORE, December 30, 2000

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dennis asmussen (St. Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wild Shore: Exploring Lake Superior by Kayak (Hardcover)

I have the good fortune of knowing Greg and have paddled and fished a bit with him. Always a strong writer, "Wild Shore" surpasses anything of his to date with its blend of frank honesty (about the frequent terrors of the Big Lake and about loneliness), humor (in confronting edgy weather and wind and lakeside culture), and deep respect for nature and history. It's also a bit of a romance, though not ostentatiously so. Beyond all that it is a marvelous kayak trip on which he leads us.

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, April 4, 2008

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This review is from: Wild Shore: Exploring Lake Superior By Kayak (Paperback)

When I purchased this book I was looking for a reference type book. I turned out to be an interesting story. It does not make me want to jump in my kayak and head out around Lake Superior. Then on the other hand I might like to paddle certain areas and this book helps to figure our what areas. If you kayak cold Great Lakes waters get this book.