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About the author
John retired after 40 years with the Boy Scouts of America, serving in SD, NJ, CO, and Dallas/Fort Worth and Corpus Christi, Texas. During his college summers, he was a wilderness guide in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and continues sharing wilderness adventures with his family. He was the CEO of the South Texas Council for 20 years. Active in the CC Mustangs, a charity group famous for their Texas barbecue, he is a past President of the Rotary Club of Corpus Christi and served six years on the Disciplinary Counsel of the Texas Bar. He and his wife Becky are active in church and have been married over 55 years with two grown daughters, a son, and four grandchildren. Becky loves ¿civilized¿ travel, and they have enjoyed several European trips.
Summary
A nine-day canoe trip turns into a profound, life-altering event as Louis discovers the untold stories of Voyageurs and Native Americans in his family's history.
This thrilling adventure tells of Louis's family and his Scouting friends. They discover themselves through trial by terrain and weather, accomplish goals through teamwork, and learn the basic skills of Scouting as they have never applied them before.
The story takes place in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness with its rich history and natural beauty, a million-acres of forest, lakes, streams, portages, and wildlife. There are no roads or motors allowed, so much of what is experienced is as it has been for centuries. For Louis, his paddle serves as a time machine as he shares a trip like those first taken by his French and Native ancestors. They traveled through this area over 300 years ago, paddling birch-bark canoes along the fur trade routes to northwestern Canada.
The Charles L. Sommers Wilderness Canoe Base has served Scouting for nearly a century. From the founders who banded together to acquire the land, the staff today continues to ensure a future filled with stories of fun and adventure.
