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The Bark River Chronicles: Stories from a Wisconsin Watershed
Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2012 Paper: 978-0-87020-502-6 | eISBN: 978-0-87020-604-7 Library of Congress Classification F587.B24B38 2012 Dewey Decimal Classification 977.591
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
The Bark River valley in southeastern Wisconsin is a microcosm of the state's - indeed, of the Great Lakes region's - natural and human history. "The Bark River Chronicles" reports one couple's journey by canoe from the river's headwaters to its confluence with the Rock River and several miles farther downstream to Lake Koshkonong. Along the way, it tells the stories of Ice Age glaciation, the effigy mound builders, the Black Hawk War, early settlement and the development of waterpower sites, and recent efforts to remove old dams and mitigate the damage done by water pollution and invasive species. For the two voyageurs who paddle the length of the Bark, it is a journey of rediscovery and exploration. As they glide through marshes, woods, farmland, and cities, they acquire not only historical and environmental knowledge but also a renewed sense of the place in which they live. Maps and historical photographs help the reader share their experience. See other books on: Ecosystems & Habitats | Essays & Travelogues | Natural history | Rivers | Stories See other titles from Wisconsin Historical Society Press |
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