Lob Trees in the Wilderness: The Human and Natural History of the Boundary Waters

by Clifford Ahlgren and Isabel Ahlgren

The classic account of human impact on the North Woods.

Along the Minnesota-Ontario border, in the days of voyageurs, tall trees were used as guideposts in the uncharted wilderness to help fur traders and explorers find their way through the maze of lakes and portages. Branches were cut, leaving the middle of the trees bare with branches above and below. Clifford and Isabel Ahlgren, two of the most knowledgeable ecologists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816638152
• ISBN13: 9780816638154
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"