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Architectural Inspiration
Styles, Details and Sources
by Richard Skinulis and Peter Christopher
Well-illustrated with 3000 color photographs this style and source guide explores residential architecture, looks in depth at 70 superb homes and includes hundreds of product shots. A practical book for North Americans looking for innovative ideas.
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 Carve Your Own Totem Pole
by Wayne Hill and Jimi McKee, and Bev McMullen
A well-illustrated guidebook that includes the history of totem-pole carving and its West Coast native tradition, and instructions and ideas on how to design and carve a totem-pole as either a traditional design or in a personal folk-art motif.
 Barn Building
The Golden Age of Barn Construction
Jon Radojkovic
Old barns are fast disappearing from the landscape. This well-illustrated tribute, written by a barn builder, explores a variety of barn styles, and profiles the barns, builders, and their craftsmanship.
 Lake Boats
The Enduring Vessels of the Great Lakes
Greg McDonnell
A full-color pictorial tribute to the historic ships of the Great Lakes with 170 extraordinary photographs by the author and other photographers, introductory essays and a detailed appendix with the specifications and history of each ship in the book.
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 A Paddler's Guide to Quetico and Beyond
Kevin Callan
A guide to Canoe Country -- Ontario's Quetico Provinical Park adjoining Wisconsin's Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Includes detailed route descriptions, maps showing all access points, important river features and accurate portage lengths.
 Canoe Atlas of the Little North
by Jonathan Berger and Thomas Terry
The Little North, north of Superior between Lake Winnipeg and James Bay, is a historic area including over 20 major lake and river system. This oversized atlas reviews the area's geography and canoe routes and features 50 annotated topographical maps.
 Wilderness Ontario
Gary & Joanie McGuffin
A pictorial celebration of Ontario's vast wilderness areas that features 240 color photographs that are the favorite places from over two decades of travels by the McGuffins. The book includes an introductory essay and short captions.
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 50 Aircraft that Changed the World
by Air Vice-Marshal Ron Dick and Dan Patterson
Hundreds of new and archival photographs illustrate this selection of 50 influential aircraft. The book includes profiles of the plane, their pilots and designers and begins with the Wrights' 1905 flyer and goes to new stealth fighters.
 Pan Am Clippers
The Golden Age of Flying Boats
James Trautman
A well-illustrated look at the beginnings of transoceanic aviation and the flying boats of Pan American that made it possible. In the 1930s these planes symbolized elegance and luxury, and changed everyone's concept of travel.
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 Algonquin Souvenir
Michael Runtz
96 captioned photographs of Ontario's Algonquin Park, selected from the best work by an award-winning naturalist and nature photographer. Every facet of the park and its wildlife is captured.
 The Cottage Bible
by Gerry Mackie and Laura Elise Taylor
A well-illustrated and essential reference for any vacation homeowner, especially one near water, that includes year-round advice on topics from buying a cottage to keeping a lake healthy, or building a sauna to repairing burst pipes.
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 Unforgettable Canada
100 Destinations
by George Fischer and Noel Hudson
A well-illustrated guide to 100 travel destinations across Canada, some chosen for either the committed or dreamers, others easily accessible from major cities, all feature scenic vistas and exotic landscapes or a glimpse into Canada's history and spirit.
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 An Artist's and Photographer's Guide to Wild Ontario
by Rob Stimpson and Craig Thompson
Developed with Ontario's Art in the Wild this is a well-illustrated where-to guide to the courses, workshops, galleries, and studio tours in Ontario's major tourist regions. Includes each region's art history and a special look at Native art and artists.
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 Ontario's Historic Mills
by George Fischer and Mark Harris
A well-illustrated guide to 70 of Ontario's 19th-century mills. Listed alphabetically by region, each detailed description includes travel instructions, the mill's history, and sidebar facts. The book contains 130 color photographs.
 Top 100 Unusual Things to See in Ontario
Ron Brown
A new and updated revision to Ron Brown's compilation of essays on 100 unusual travel destinations in Ontario. Most destinations are accessible to major population centers, but all are unexpected wonders and oddities making this a fun travel guide.
 Lake Erie
A Pictorial History
Julie Macfie Sobol and Ken Sobol
Now in paper: A pictorial portrait of the social history and geography of Lake Erie based on historical research and interviews with longtime residents and covering daily life, industry and commerce and notable events.
 Ontario's Ghost Town Heritage
Ron Brown
Well-illustrated with photos and maps this book has the best 80 ghost towns in Ontario described in Ron Brown's previous books. Each essay explores a town, some abandoned, some still populated, whose former glory makes it an interesting destination.
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