The Beauty and Splendor of North America: Scenic Treasures of Canada and the USA [First ed.] 9780888502445

Table of contents :
Front Cover
Half Title Page
Full Title Page
Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
Contents
Preface
Canada Map
Alberta - Beside majestic peaks, golden grain-­
fields and "black gold" gushers
FIRST SETTLERS
MOUNTAIN GRANDEUR
THE RED DEER BADLANDS
WHERE DINOSAURS ROAMED
LAND OF THE MIGHTY PEACE
A LAST HAVEN
A GARDEN OF EDEN
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
INFORMATION
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
British Columbia - A paradise of rain forest, mountains, and lush valleys
Manitoba - Evergreens , wheat fields, and a town where polar bears are king
LAND OF 100,000 LAKES
BASHFUL LIZARDS AND PLAY-DEAD SNAKES
CANADA'S ONLY DESERT
POLAR BEARS AND WHITE BELUGAS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
MOSTLY CROWN LAND
A LIFESAVING TRAIL ALONG THE PACIFIC'S GRAVEYARD
AN UNTOUCHED LAND
THE HAIDA TOTEMS - A LEGACY IN CEDAR
LEGACY OF THE FORESTS
MOUNTAIN GRANDEUR
EGG-SIZED GOLD NUGGETS
FRUIT BASKET TO NORTH AMERICA
HlSTORlCAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAM OUS SONSAN D DAUGHTERS
FAM OUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
New Burnswick - A picture-postcard province, washed by the world's highest tides
"THE GOODLY RIVER"
LORD BEAVER BROOK
DISPUTED LAND
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Newfoundland - Storied outports and indornitable fisherfolk in our oldest settlement
DEFINED BY FISH
IT'S FOR THE BIRDS
THE FRENCH SHORE
A FOOTHOLD ON THE MAINLAND
DIFFICULT TIMES
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
INFORMATION
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
The Northwest Territories - Northern lights in a "north of summer" land
"A SCALE OUTSIDE THAT OF HUMANITY"
"THE RIVER OF FEAR"
ARCTIC PRAIRIE AND ARCHIPELAGO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Nova Scotia - Where life's rhythms reflect a bounteous but mercurial sea
AMETHYSTS AND AGATES
SABLE : "GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC"
THE SEA'S ROAR
FROM "COD RUSH" TO EXPULSIONS
THE SALT MARSHLANDS RECLAIMED
HAUNTING HIGHLANDS AND CRUEL COAST
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Ontario - Fringing a magnificent wilderness, great cities and fertile farms
THE FIRST INLAND SETTLEMENT
A CANOPY OF TREES FROM THE DEEP SOUTH
LOYALISTS LED THE WAY
WILD ORCHIDS ON A LIMESTONE PENINSULA
AT THE WILDERNESS EDGE
THE FAR NORTH
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Prince Edward Island - In the "Garden of the Gulf," sandy beaches and red clay cliffs
CRADLED ON THE WAVES
LAND OF AVONLEA
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Quebec - A walled city, picturesque resorts, and giant hydroelectric dams
THE QUIET REVOLUTION
THE ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS
THE SPLENDID LAURENTIAN PLATEAU
COVERED BRIDGES AND PEBBLE BEACHES
HOME OF THE ATLANTIC'S FIERCEST FISHER
HAUNTING SCULPTURES AND RARE PLANTS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Saskatchewan - Prairie, badlands, Mounties, and a majestic north
BREADBASKET TO THE WORLD
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
WHERE DREAMS OF NATIONHOOD DIED
LAND OF RIVERS
BADLANDS AND OUTLAWS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Yukon - Gold rush relics in a wildlife wonderland
THE CITY OF GOLD
KLUANE AND IVVAVIK
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
The United States Map
Alabama - Water and woods in the heart of the South
ALABAMA FEVER
WHERE RIVERS MERGE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Alaska - A wilderness of glaciers and mountains at the edge of the Arctic
"CLOSED DUE TO SUNSHINE"
JACK LONDON COUNTRY
THE NORTH SLOPE
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Arizona - Harsh beauty carved by water and time
CHASMS AND COOL MOUNTAINS
CACTUS COUNTRY
THE ANCIENT ARCHITECTS
NATURE'S HEIRLOOMS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HlGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES ANDSPECIAL TIES
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Arkansas - Quiet hills and rivers preserved in timeless beauty
BACK-COUNTRY ORIGINS
A FACE TO THE SOUTH
HOT SPRINGS AND PINELANDS
HEATING THE HOT SPRINGS
FRONTIER JUSTICE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
California - Soaring mountains, vast deserts, and jagged cliffs at the continent's edge
DIVERSE AND DRAMATIC
A WORK IN PROGRESS
VINEYARDS AND REDWOODS
JOHN OF THE MOUNTAINS
THE ACCIDENTAL SEA
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Colorado - America's rooftop, the state nearest heaven
GLINT OF GOLD
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND: COLORADO'S GREAT SAND DUNES
LAND OF THE GIANTS
SCULPTING THE LANDSCAPE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Connecticut - Rolling hills and old New England villages
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND ELBOW ROOM
STONE FENCES IN FORESTS
THE CHARTER OAK - SYMBOL OF LIBERTY
YANKEE INGENUITY
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Delaware - A thimbleful of scenic beauty and serenity
UPSTATE, DOWNSTATE
THE DELAWARE COAST
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
lNFORMATlON
HlSTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
Pl.ACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Florida - The exotic treasure of America's subtropics
AN 8,000-MILE COASTLINE
MIAMI, CITY AMONG THE PALMS
THE DEEP SOUTH OF FLORIDA'S NORTH
THE RIVER OF GRASS
FLORIDA'S UNLIKELY MERMAIDS
TROPICAL JEWELS
THE TREE THAT BUILDS NEW LAND
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Georgia - Red clay hills and golden isles in the Empire State of the South
BLUE RIDGE TO PIEDMONT
LAND OF THE TREMBLING EARTH
THE GOLDEN ISLES
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Hawaii - America's tropical paradise in the Pacific
ISLANDS FROM THE SEA
OAHU: THE GATHERING PLACE
KAUAI: THE GARDEN ISLAND
MAUI: THE VALLEY ISLAND
MOLOKAI: THE FRIENDLY ISLAND
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATlON
Idaho - From wilderness to farmland, a grand mix of western scenery
BRIGHT FIELDS OF THE GRASSLAND
BLUE LAKES AND WHITE PINES
RAPTORS ON THE WIND
LAND OF ABRUPT CHANGE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Illinois - The spirit of the prairie, the heart of America
PROSPECT OF THE PRAIRIE
A MINGLING OF NORTH AND SOUTH
THE PRAIRIE HOUSE
ORCHARDS AND WlLDFOWL
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Indiana - Historic, homey, and Hoosier
FROM FOREST TO FARMLAND
A TREACHEROUS SWAMP
HOOSIERS ALL
AMERICA'S QUARRY
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
lNFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Iowa - Cornfields green and gold, proclaiming a fertile land
RURAL HEART AND SOUL
THE GREAT AMERICAN BICYCLE RIDE
THE RIGS THAT WORKED THE PRAIRIE
FROM PRAIRIE TO FARMLAND
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Kansas - A windswept state of prairies, wheat fields, and cottonwoods
A GENTLY RISING STATE
TURKEY RED WHEAT AND BLUESTEM GRASSES
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Kentucky - Surpassing beauty in the land of Daniel Boone
BLUEGRASS AND PENNYROYAL
KENTUCKY CONTRASTS
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIAL TIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Louisiana - A spicy potpourri of people, cultures, and wildlife
ON THE BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
SWAMPS AND BAYOUS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Maine -The land that greets the sunrise
DOWN EAST
DEEP IN THE WOODS
CLOWN PRINCE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Maryland - A pocket-size portrait of America
THE BOUNTIFUL CHESAPEAKE BAY
GRACEFUL MOUNTAINS, GENTEEL TOWNS
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Massachusetts - Sandy shores, gentle hills, and a nation's heritage
THE CAPES
THE RIVER AND THE HILLS
SQUANTO, PLAGUE, AND THE PILGRIMS
RECYCLED CITIES
WALKING THROUGH HISTORY
THE SACRED COD
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Michigan - Romantic landscapes at the heart of the Great Lakes
LEGACY OF THE GLACIERS
FORESTS AND FARMLANDS
LAND OF HIAWATHA
AN ECOLOGICAL BALANCING ACT
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Minnesota - Cool forests, fertile farms, and a multitude of lakes
FROM TOPSOIL TO TWIN CITIES
LAND OF TlMBER WOLVES AND VOYAGEURS
JEWELS OF MINNEAPOLIS
THE PEOPLE ANDTHE LAND
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Mississippi - Magnolias and mockingbirds in a land nobody wants to leave
FROM COTTON COUNTRY TO GOLDEN COAST
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Missouri - A serene landscape traversed by two mighty rivers
PLAINS AND MOUNTAINS
THE WRY SAGE OF HANNIBAL
THE GATEWAY STATE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Montana - Fifty mountain ranges at the edge of the Great Plains
GOING TO THE SUN
PAINTER OF THE PLAINS
BIG SKY COUNTRY
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Nebraska - Clear skies, rolling hills, and the river road west
RICHES OF THE PRAIRIE
THE RIVER ROAD WEST
THE PIONEERS' LANDMARK
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Neveda - Beauty in the desolate wasteland of the Great Basin
GOLD AND SILVER
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
New Hamsphire - An old Yankee home, New England to the core
WHITE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS
COVERED BRIDGES AND SALTY PIERS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT,THINGS TO DO
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
New Jersey - Hidden pleasures off the beaten path
HILLS AND PINE BARRENS
COASTAL TREASURES
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
New Mexico - A blend of three cultures in the vibrant Southwest
THE EASTERN PLAINS
INDIAN COUNTRY
ART OF THE PUEBLOS
OLD WORLD AND NEW
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
New York - A realm of solitude, far from Manhattan
FRONT DOOR TO AMERICA
"FOREVER WILD"
LAKES AND INSPIRATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
North Carolina - From highlands to Hatteras, a green and unspoiled land
THE CRUEL AND BEAUTIFUL COAST
HIGH IN THE MISTY MOUNTAINS
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
North Dakota - Fields of grain on the windswept plains
A COMMON DEPENDENCE ON WHEAT
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Ohio - A cherished land between a great lake and a long, winding river
ERIE'S SHORES TO AMISH COUNTRY
A SERPENT FROM THE DISTANT PAST
BY THE BEAUTIFUL OHIO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITlES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Oklahoma - Where the face of America changes
A VOLATILE PAST
UNEXPECTED LANDSCAPES
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Oregon - Green valleys, thick forests, and a heritage of preservation
THE GREAT DIVIDE
FORESTS PRESERVED
LOST FOREST - A LIVING RELIC
THE WAY WEST
BEAUTIFUL BUT DEADLY
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Pennsylvania - Gentle vistas in the cradle of independence
THE PEACEFUL EAST
THE HARD WAY WEST
A MlNGLING OF ELEMENTS
AMERICA'S FlRST BOTANIST
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Rhode Island - A jewellike corner of New England, steeped in history
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
"THE OCEAN STATE"
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
South Carolina - Uplands, lowlands, and a gracious sense of the past
PLANTERS AND FARMERS
UPLANDS AND LOWLANDS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
South Dakota - Black Hills, Badlands, and wide open spaces
EAST AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER
LANDS BOTH BAD AND BEAUTTFUL
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Tennesse - Misty mountains, music, and the Mississippi
MOUNTAINS AND WALKING HORSES
COTTON AND THE BLUES
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Texas - The giant state that was once a nation
THE SHEER SIZE OF IT
EAST TEXAS, DEEP SOUTH
THE WEST'S "BARKING SQUIRRELS"
RANCHES AND DESERTS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Utah - Where the earth is sculpted into fantastic farms
THE FERTILE VALLEY
FIVE NATIONAL PARKS
THE MORMON CRICKET
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Vermont - Green mountains, green valleys - America's northern Eden
NORMAN ROCKWELL'S AMERICA
THE WORKINGS OF THE ICE AGE
WHERE DOGWOODS MEET RED SPRUCE
THE MORGAN HORSE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Virginia - The gracious home of America's forefathers
THE PAST PRESERVED
A HERITAGE OF STATELY HOMES
"DAUGHTER OF THE STARS"
THE FLOWERS OF DARKNESS
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATlON
Washington - The picture-perfect corner of the Northwest
THE MOUNTAIN
A NEW TERRITORY
SYMBIOSIS IN THE RAIN FOREST
PUGETOPOLIS
THE COLUMBIA PLATEAU
SALMON SPIRITS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
West Virginia - High in the mountains, deep forests and a love of home
NATURE'S PAGEANT
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Wisconsin - Rolling pastureland and cool north woods
A MOVE TO CONSERVE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Wyoming - In the fabled West, a wealth of natural wonders
THE ISOLATED FRONTIER
HUNTING GROUND OF THE WEST
THE GLORIES OF YELLOWSTONE
THE CATTLEMAN'S COMMONWEALTH
ON THE TIMBERLINE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Index
CREDITS
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9

10

Maryland . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Massachusetts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alberta ....... , . . . . . . ... . . ............................ . . . . . . . . . ............... 12

Michigan. . ............

British Columbia

Minnesota ..... ..

Manitoba

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Newfoundland Nova Scotia

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.

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.

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60

Nebraska . .

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.

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.

.

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Colorado

..... ....76 .

.

.

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Delaware

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Illinois ... Indiana

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.

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.. . .

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Kentucky

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Louisiana

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maine ......

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... . . 114 .

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.

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.122

. ..128 .

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Ohio

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

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310

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.

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.316

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322

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. . 176 .

.

182

. 190 . .

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.

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... . 220 . .

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.

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......... ..254 .

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...356

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408

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414

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.

422 430

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446

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454

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

460

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.

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.. 396 402

Washington ......... Wisconsin .

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466

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474

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.

.

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Credits

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390

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.

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382

Tennessee . ..... .

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Index

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.

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South Dakota ....... . . . . . . . . . .

.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Carolina .

.

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. . 236

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374

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Wyoming

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.

228

.............

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Virginia . . . .

.

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368

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.

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Vermont . .

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350 362

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Utah

.

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Oklahoma ....

Texas

..

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.

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North Dakota

Rhode Island

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North Carolina

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.

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New York

Pennsylvania

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....... ..168

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.

142

.

.

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.

New Hampshire

Oregon

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134

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Nevada ....... ...........

302

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342

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.

.

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. . . 106

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Kansas

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334

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.

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.276

New Mexico

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94

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328

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Georgia

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.. ...

268

New jersey .

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........

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88

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Connecticut

Iowa

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California

Idaho

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Arkansas

Hawaii

Missouri

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Florida

44

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Arizona

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United States map ............ ......... ... Alaska

.

Montana

.

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296

Mississippi .

52

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36

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290

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262

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284

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Alabama

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.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saskatchewan

. . . . 24

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............ .. ..........

Prince Edward Island

Yukon

.

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Northwest Territories . .

Quebec

.

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New Brunswick

Ontario .

... ..

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Preface

T

ravelers from around the world are enthralled by North America's magnificent scenery But even the most avid traveler cannot hope to see every province and state firsthand. You , however, can take a visual tour of that vast continent simply by opening the covers of THE BEAUTY AND SPLENDOR OF NORTH AMERICA -- SCENIC TREASURES OF

USA. It contains hundreds of the awe-inspiring sights that make this continent a traveler's delight. And you will see them through the eyes of some of today's finest and most imaginative photographers. The photographs are as varied as the landscapes of the 19 mil-­ bon square kilometres (10 million of them Canadian) covered . Con­ sider the a lpine splendors of the Rocky Mountains alone. In their stretch from Alaska to Mexico, the Rockies encompass icy peaks and glacial lakes (in Alberta and Mon­ tana) , glistening streams (in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado) , and flower-filled meadows (in New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo range) . The rugged Canadian Shield that covers much of Can a­ da is edged by the flat wheat fields and prairie pastures of West­ ern Canada and the farms and small tuvvns of Ontario and Que­ bec. Hawaii's blue waters and CANADA AND THE

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lagoons and coconut palms of Floridas southern tip . Individual states and provinces possess not only their own kind of beauty, but often surprisingly diverse scenery. Tennesseans claim theirs could better be called three states: East Tennessee , where the Great Smoky Mountains predominate ; pastoral Middle Tennessee, with its elegant horse farms ; and, on the bluffs of the mighty Mississippi , \Vest Ten­ nessee and its fertile farmland. Ontario has even more diversity - stretches of flat farmland, belts of rolling hills, the Niagara Escarpment, great forested chunks of Canadian Shield, and a vast moss -covered swamp . In addition to the broad panora­ mas of mountain and plain, THE BEAUTY AND SPLENDOR OF NORTH

also seeks out the simple beauty of shaded lanes and old millponds, mysterious bayous and sunlit gardens , natural bridges and secluded glades. Revealing por­ traits of each province , territory, and state - 62 essays in all complement the breathtaking pho­ tographs. These essays are arranged alphabetically opening with Canada (Alberta to Yukon) and followed by the United States (Alabama to Wyoming) . Each essay conveys the flavors and tex­ tures of the particular province or state, touching on its history, peo­ AMERICA

and the unusual - British Colum­ bia's remarkable totems, for exam­ ple , and F rank Lloyd \Vright's architectural embodiment of the Illinois prairie, the bashful lizards and play--dead snakes of Manito­ ba's Spirit Sands and Florida's unlikely "mermaids." Rounding out these portraits is an illustrated fact-filled two-page almanac that captures the essence of each province and state at a glance . Here are vital statistics for each one , its flag, official bird , and motto, historical highlights, notable people who were born there or are otherwise associated with it, oddities and specialties, places to visit and things to do. The centerpiece of this informa-· tion-in-a-nu tshell is a specially commissioned pictorial map show­ ing major cities and hvers, with colorful dravvings of places, prod­ ucts, natural wonders , and other regional attractions. Every corner of North Amenca is filled with beautiful places both familiar and little knmvn, and all of us would like to get to know them better. This gailery of por­ traits shows you these beautiful places - and evokes the singular qualities of each of the 10 provinces, two territones, and 50 states in a way that readers \Vill find both fascinating and informa­ tive.

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Canada's landscape is often described in terms of six regions, the largest being the Canadian (sometimes called Precambrian) Shield, which covers almost one half of the total land area. The others are the Western Cordillera, the Interior Plains, the Arctic and Appalachian regions, and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands. Dense forests, granite out­ crops, thin soil, and muskeg swamps characterize the rugged , mineral-rich Canadian Shield which covers most of Ontario and Quebec, northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and some two-thirds of the Northwest Territories. The Shield's countless lakes and rivers contain one quarter of the world's fresh water. White pine, spruce, and fir spread an evergreen arch over the southern portion, and moss­ es and short grasses sprout on the treeless northern sections. Marshy mud flats predominate around Hudson Bay The Western Cordillera consists of four more or less parallel mountain ranges - the Coast, Rocky, Columbia , and St. Elias mountains - straddling an 800kilometre-wide band to the west of the country Mostly found in British Columbia and Yukon, the Western Cordillera's great rocky spine also extends into Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The Cordillera encompasses a great variety of climates, soils, and vegetation, and has more species of animals and plants than any other part of the coun­ try Its snowcapped, conifer­ skirted slopes overlook such fer­ tile districts as the Fraser River delta and the orchard- and vineyard-rich Kootenay and Okanagan valleys. In terms of mineral wealth particularly copper, lead, zinc, and silver, which are found in abundance in its igneous rocks

tof. the west - the Western Cordillera is a close second to the Canadian Shield. In addition, the sedimentary rocks on the Cordillera's eastern flanks have extensive deposits of coal and petroleum. Tundra - the undulating, lichen-covered, spongy land­ scape north of the treeline typifies the Arctic Region. Hunks of rock, hummocks of sedge , and mats of dwarf trees dot the plain, an area often called "the bar­ rens . " During a brief growing period, sometimes no more than a six weeks a year, the thawed tundra topsoil springs to colorful life, as numerous dwarf flower­ ing plants burst into bloom. Below the shallow layer of muck that nurtures them, however, the subsoil remains permanently frozen, in places to a 500-metre depth. Much of the Arctic Region consists of a triangle of islands north of the mainland. A patchwork of ranchlands and golden grainfields dominates the Interior Plains, which encom­ pass large chunks of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Early explorers named the region for the French word prairie (meadow). Short grasses pre­ dominate in the southernmost prairies, where drought is often a problem, but taller grasses flour­ ish to the north. Higher rainfall over the northerly section gath­ ers in sloughs, or small ponds, that are breeding grounds for one half of North America's ducks and geese. A transitional "park belt" of grasslands and trees separates the Interior Plains from the Canadian Shield. Fertile valleys and smooth­ topped uplands cloaked in mixed forests - mostly spruce and sugar maple - characterize the Appalachian Region, which encompasses southern Quebec and the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,

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c. 1 620 Etienne Brule is believed

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to be the first European explorer to reach Michigan.

A political scientist, Bunche became the first black division head at the U . S . State Depart­ ment. His work on the United Nations Palestine Commission earned him the 1 950 Nobel Peace Prize.

1 668 Father Jacques Marquette establishes a permanent settle­ ment at Sault Ste. Marie. 1 7 0 1 Antoine Cadillac estab·· lishes the fur-trading post that will eventually become the city of Detrmt. 1 763 Britain acquires Michigan from France in treaty that ends French and Indian \Vars. 1 796 American flag is raised in Michigan for the first time as British leave Detroit. 1 805 Congress establishes

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the 26th state. 1 855 Soo Ship Canal and Locks, linking Lakes Huron and Supe­ rior, open at Sault Ste. Marie. 1 900 Detroit's first automobile

plant is built. 1 9 1 4 Automobile industry accounts for 3 1 percent of state's manufa cturing.

Born in Kalamazoo, Ferber wrote novels about American life. Her books include Show Boat, the basis for the famous Broadway musical, and the Pulitzer Prize­ winning So Big. Gerald R. Ford ( 1 9 13 - ) . Longtime congressman, then vice president, Ford succeeded Richard M. Nixon as president in 1 974. A candidate for the office in 1 976, he was defeated by Jimmy Carter. Henry Ford (] 863 ·- 1 947). Ford revolutionized the auto industry whe:i he began mass­ producing the moderately priced Model T in 1 9 1 3 . Ring Lardner ( 1 8C35 1 933) . Lardner's fine ear for the vernacu­ lar contributed to his success as a writer and satinst. Among his best-known short stories are "Haircut" and "Champion. " -

vert to war production.

1 883). Born Isabella Baum­ free in New York, the evan­ gelist spent the last 30 years of her life in Battle Creek, counseling freed slaves and working for women's rights.

1 9 5 7 Mackmac B::-idge, between

towns of St. Ignace and Macki­ naw City, j oins Upper and Lower Peninsulas. 1 9 74 Coleman A. Young

becomes first black mayor of city of Detroit. 1 98 7 People Mover monorail,

spanning almost three miles, opens in downtown Detro�t.

M!CHiGAN

ODDITIES A N D SPECIALTIES When Dr. john H . Kellogg of Battle Creek created cornflakes to serve as a nutritious dish for sanitarium patients, he started an industry. Today Battle Creek is the world's leading producer of breakfast cereals.

Hiawatha National Forest

(Escanaba). The landscape immortalized in Henry Wads· worth Longfellow's poem, The Song of Hiaw1Jtha, has islands, swamps, and pine forests. lsle Royale National Park

(Houghton). The isolatton o f Lake Superior's largest island, 9 miles wide and 4·5 miles long, has made it a naturalist's paradise. Among the wildlife are moose, wolves , beavers , and loons.

Edna F erber ( 1 887 - 1 968) .

Sojourner Truth ( 1 797? -

1 942 Automobile factories con­

The southwest Michigan town of Holland is the only place in the U.S. where Dutch-originated delftware pottery is made.

Northern Michigan is the site of the National Mushroe>m Hunting Championship every May, when mushroom fanciers take to the woods to search out the prized morel :mushrooms that grow there in profusion. Despite its novelty, the reason for the naming of the Be Good to Your Mother-in-Law Bridge (built in 1880 across the Black River in Croswell) has been lost in the mists of time. Although Michigan is mcknamed the Wolverine State, the small, bearlike creatures are exceed­ ingly rare there. The only ones most Michiganders ever see are m the Detroit Zoo . P LACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO Fayette Historic Townsite

(Garden). This iron-smelting vil­ lage on Lake Michigan was aban­ doned more than a century ago . Restored buildings, including the opera house, are open for tours. Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (Dearborn) .

This 1 4-acre museum chronicles the nation's shift from agricul­ ture to industry, with exhibits of cars, trains, furniture , and ma­ chinery. Adjacent is Greenfield Village, a collection of historic structures , some reconstructed Included is the courthouse where Lincoln practiced law.

Mackinac Island Rising from

Lake Huron iike the great turtle it was named for, this island is home to caves, natural bridges, and historic Fort Mackinac. National Cberry Festival

(Traverse City) . This eight-day event, held every July, celebrates Michigan's status as the nation's leading cherry producer. Parades, live entertainment, sporting events, and cherr; pies are the main attractio:is.

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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Munising) . As well

as beaches and waterfalls, the Lake Superior shoreline boasts 15 miles of dramatic rock cliffs that have been eroded into un­ usual shapes. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (Glen Arbor, Glen

Haven, Empire) . Part of Lake Michigan's shoreline , this scenic area has two islands, vast sand dunes, beaches, and forests.

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Cool fores ts , fer tile farms , and a multitude of lakes

remote lake in northern Minnesota, so hidden by the surrounding wilderness that it took explorers 1 3 0 years to find it, is the serene but rather unspectacu1ar origin of the longest river in North America - the mighty 1vlississippi. When at last a party of indefatigable searchers led hy Henry Rowe Schoolcraft and an Ojibwa Indian guide found the boggy headwaters of the great river in 1 83 2 , they named the lake Itasca. lt sounds like an American Indian word, but Itasca is in fact Latin - or truncated Latin, anyway - for the name was created by lop­ ping off the first and last syllables of the phrase veritas caput, or "true source. " Today the true so urce ·-·- together ·with the sur­ rounding area of lakes, bogs, and evergreen forests -· is protected and enshrined in beautiful Itasca State Park.

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Some 1 0 ,000 years ago , the glacial ice that bulldozed its way across the land deposited tons of rich, virgin topsoil . From the 1 850's to the early 1 900's , news of this bountiful soil , ideal for farmi ng, attracted swarms of Scandi­ navians, Germans, and other immigrants seek­ ing a new life. Rich farmland is not the only legacy of the ancient glaciers. Their enormous bulk gouged out pits that became the myriad lakes Minne­ sota is famous for. The figure 1 0 ,000 is usu­ ally touted by Minnesotans, but the true number of lakes is far greater. In any case, their sheer quantity has made Minnesota a

Serenity prevails at Cherokee Lake , one of thousands of idyllic lakes and ponds that make up the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northeastern Minnesota.

Brightened by the dawning light, the labyrinthine waters of Kabe� wgama Lake snake through miles of evergreen forest in remote Voyageurs National Park.

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" land of lakes , " where one out of six people owns a boat , one out of three has a fishing license, and nearly everyone spends at least some part of the year relaxing by a lake. Lakes are found even within the city limits of Minneapolis and St. Paul - the Twin Cit­ ies area , which is the home of more than half the people of Minnesota . Located where the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers join to­ gether - a spot convenient for travel and trade - the Twin Cities were built on land first occupied by prehistoric Indians . Some of their burial mounds can be seen today, as can the original Fort Snelling, a frontier outpost established in 1 8 1 9 . This fortress was the seed from which the Twin Cities took root.

LAN D OF T l MBER WOLVES AN D VOYAGEURS

ln northeastern Minnesota , which is called the Arrowhead because of its triangular shape , lakes also take center stage . Largest of all - a virtual inland sea - is mammoth Lake Supe­ rior. Its shoreline , parts of which are lined with spectacular cliffs , serves as Minnesota's eastern border north of Duluth. (This great port city is connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the St . Lawrence Seaway ) Inland from the giant lake lies one of Minnesota's greatest natural treasures: the maze of rivers and streams, glacial lakes, and deep boreal woods that make up Superior National Forest and , to the northwest , Voyageurs Na­ tional Park. This vast wilderness provides a

THE BEAUTY AND SPLENDOR OF NORTH AMERICA

J EWELS OF MIN NEAPOLIS

On a bright summer day, the six sparkling lakes in the heart of Minneapolis - Cedar Lake , Lake of the Isles, Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet, Lake Hiawatha, and Lake Nokomis - seem as blue as lapis lazuii, LhelI shimmering surfaces spangled with rowboats, canoes, and sailboats. In winter, the lakes harden into diamonds, where bundled-up skaters slice figure eights across the glistening ice. Fashioned by ancient glaciers, the lakes and their shores were once the domain of Dakota Indi­ ans. A sign near Lake Calhoun, which the Indians called Lake of the Loons, marks the location of one of their villages. By the 1 850's the Indians were gone, but the lakes and their settings, thanks to wise city pl anning, were beautifully preserved as Minneapolis expanded around them. Today a �;troll along one of the winding lakeside paths offers a visual commentary on urban fitness, fashion, and courtship. But with a little imagination one can picLure the Dakota Indians in their canoes, gathering wild rice in the shallows.

refuge for moose, bears, and a large popula­ tion of timber wolves. But it is known mainly for its network of waterways - given such peculiar names as Stump , Fiddle, Stickle, Tem ­ perance , and Vermilion ·-which were for 2 00 years the thoroughfares of commerce and con­ flict for Dakota and Oj ibwa Indians and their clients, the French, British, and Cana dian fur traders . The routes once taken by voyageurs, the scrappy sou ls who hauled beaver pel ts out o f the wilderness, are still intact today These historic paths and waterways continue to be traversed - not by voyageurs, but by adven­ turous hikers, campers, canoers, and cny­ weary vacationers.

MINNESOTA

At dawn and dusk, white�tailed deer forage for weeds , twigs , and nuts . The deer are common in Minnesota woodlands , but this po.rticular sight - twin albino does - is ra:re indeed.

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THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND Population: 4,30 7 ,000 Area: 84,402 sq. mi. Population per sq. mi. : 5 1 Capital: St. Paul (pop. 264,000) Largest city: Minneapolis (pop.

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250 Skyway Level 3 7 5 Jackson Street St. Paul, MN 5 5 1 0 1 - 1 8 10 Telephone: 800-657-3700

THE BEAUTY AN D SPLENDOR OF N ORTH AMERICA

H ISTORI CAL HIGHLIGHTS 1 679 Damei Greysolon, sieur du Luth, explores area near present­ day Duluth. 1 783 U .S acquires eastern Min­ nesota from Great Britain as part of Treaty of Paris.

Bob Dylan ( 1 94 1 - ) . Beginning

Charles A. Lindbergh ( 1 902 -

The Guthrie Theater (Minne­

in the early 1 960's, Dylan's songs

74). The shy aviator was cele­

apolis). Founded by British direc­

of social protest made him an

brated worldwide after piloting

tor Tyrone Guthrie and opened

icon of America's counterculture

the

in 1 963, the theater, with its

and one of the most magnetic

nonstop solo flight from New

three-sided "thrust" stage and its

performers of his generation.

York to Paris in 1 9 2 7 .

remarkable productions, has received nationwide acclaim.

1 940). Fitzgerald spoke fo r the

generation of the l 9 2 0's jazz

Age. His widely acclaimed novels

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the Louisiana Purchase.

The Great Gatsby Tender Is the Night.

1 8 1 6 Congress passes law to en­

Judy Garland ( 1 9 2 2 - 69) .

1 83 2 Henry Rowe Schoolcraft discovers source of the Missis­

sippi at Lake I tasca.

1 849 Congress creates Minne­

on the first

F. Scott Fitzgerald ( 1 896 -

1 803 U . S . gains the western

sure U . S . control of its fur trade.

Spirit of St. Louis

ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES Minnesota abounds in water nearly 5 ,000 square miles of it, including well over 1 0 ,000 lakes

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and about 90,000 miles of lake and river shorelme . Minnesota lumberj acks once

entertained each other with tales of the mythic hero Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe, whose

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gigantic feet and tall were said to

Itasca State Park (Lake Itasca). Fl.ere are the headwaters of the Mississippi River, as well as over 1 5 0 lakes and bogs, Indian mounds, and the forested vVil­ demess Sanctuary, which can be seen from Wilderness Drive.

Mayo Clinic Buildings National Historic Landmark (Rochester). This world­ renowned clinic began as a fam­ ily enterprise in .1 889. Tours are available, and visitors may also

1 85 8 Minnesota becomes the

have created the lakes and rivers.

3 2nd state.

Northern Minnesota grows about

and the mansion built by Dr.

1 862 U . S . troops squelch a

three-fourths of the world's na­

Charles Mayo in 1 9 1 0 - 1 1 .

bloody Sioux revolt .

tive wild rice, and the southern part of the state produces over a

1 890 Huge iron-ore deposits are

dozen varieties of apples

found in the Mesabi Range.

The abundant snow and ice in

1959 St. Lawrence Seaway opens, making Duluth the west­ ernmost Atlantic port 1 968 Minnesotan Hubert Hum­ to Richard Nixon.

A child smger, Garland earned

1 9 76 Native son Walter Mondale

enduring fame as Dorothy in the

is elected vice president under

motion p1cture

j immy Carter. 1 984 Mondale loses presidential election to Ronald Reagan.

The Wizard of Oz

As an aduit she entertained mil­ lions of fans with her films,

FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS

every year, the carnival features beautiful sculptures fashioned from blocks of ice and, every few

sport of "smooshing," in which

years dependmg on the weather,

teams race not on skis but on

the fabulous lee Palace.

people to a pair. Pipestone, quarried by Indians in

southwestern t..1mnesota, is used

to make the ceremonial peace

pipes that were once smoked to seal trea ties.

records, and concerts.

Hubert H. Humphrey ( 1 9 1 1

St. Paul Winter Carnival Attracting thousat1ds of visitors

this state inspired the unusual

two-by-four beams -- four brave

phrey loses presidential election

view the Mayo Medical Museum

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'78) After serving as mayor o [ Minneapolis, Humphrey became

Superior National Forest

Minnesota's first Democratic sen­

(Duluth) . This immense wilder-·

Warren E. Burger ( 1 90 7 - )

ator. A champion of arms con­

ness in the Arrowhead section of

This St. Paul lawyer became

trol and civil rights in the U . S .

Minnesota contains millions o f

assistant U . S . attorney general

Senate, h e later served a s Lyndon

and a U . S j udge before serving

J ohnson's vice president and in

as chief justice of the United

acres of lakes, streams, and woodland, including the Bound­

1 968 ran fo r president himself.

PLACES TO VISIT , TB.INGS TO DO

States from 1 969 to 1 986.

Sinclair Lewis ( 1 885

fishing The lakes, rivers, and

abuts the Canadian border.

'Vi1liam 0. Douglas ( 1 898 -

The author of such novels as

marshlands of Minnesota have

Voyageurs National Park

Main Street, Babbitt, and Elmer Gantry, Lev.ris waged war on

an abundance of trout, walleye,

(International Falis). just north­

Supreme Court by franklin D .

muskellunge, and largemouth

west of Superior National Forest,

Roosevelt i n 1 9 3 9 , Douglas

parochialism and hypocrisy He

bass. Several rivers, such as the

the park 1s crisscrossed with

served as an associate j ustice

was the first American to win the

Baptism, Cascade, and French,

trails and waterways used by

have Chinook salmon.

1 8th-century fur traders.

1 980) . Appointed to the U S.

until he resigned in 1 975

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0V!ississippi Magnolias and mockingbirds in a land nobody wants to leave ovely and languorous, Mississippi is the most traditionally southern of all the Deep South states . Here the legendary cotton fi elds sprawl in the sun beside sloping green levees. Here stand cool white-columned mansions shaded by magnolias that bear huge , creamy blossoms. Mockingbirds sing deliri­ ou sly from the treetops and Confederate ceme­ teries are still decorated with fresh flowers . Al though Hernando de Soto had explored the regi on as early as 1 54 0 , disputes among the F rench, Spanish, English, and lndians discouraged settlement for most of tbe 1 8th century Not until the turn of the 1 9th century did things begin to happen. The cotton gin was invented just as p lanters were giving up on toba.cco and indigo farming; and, in 1 798, the U . S . C on gress fo rmally organized Mississippi as a territory. Then, as the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians were sent to Okla­ homa, leaving vast tracts of land behind, set­ tlers poured in fou nding such towns as Vicksburg, Tupelo , Yazoo City, Holly Springs, and Le Fleur's Bluff - soon to be renamed for Andrew Jackson and made the state capital.

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FROM COTTON COUNTRY TO GOLDEN COAST

Perhaps the most distinctive region of the state is the Delta , an elliptical floodplain lying be­ tween the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers in northwestern Mississippi. This is cotton coun­ try -·· flat, nearly treeless, home of the very rich and the very poor. It was this fertile land that made possible the leisurely and luxurious plantation lifestyle for which Mississippi has been both envied and censured. Tangles of heavenly scented wisteria ad.om a footbridge in Jackson's Mynelle Gardens .

Arranged as if for an exhibition of Deep South flora, palmettos and live oaks draped with Span­ ish moss grow on Point Clear Island, a mile-long sliver off the Gulf Coast. Gulf Islands National Seashore is made up of six barrier islands a few miles off the Mississippi and Florida coasts . Here , sea oats sprout from the dunes of Hom Island.

East of the Mississippi floodplain , much of the state is a mix of undulating hills and prairies , forests , and farmland, interrupted here and there by ancient Indian mounds . The highest elevations , in the northeastern corner of the state , are found among the out­ croppings of the Tennessee River H ills, the southernmost ridges of the Appalachian Mountains . The best known of the prairie regions , j ust west of these hills, is the long,

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THE BEAUTY AND SPLENDOR OF N O RTH AMERICA

narrow Black Belt, so named for its dark and extremely fertile soH. Most of the lower third of the state is known as the Pine Hills, or the Piney Vvoods. Once a forest of virgin longleaf and slash pines, it was severely cu t during the early 1 900's . Replanted since then , the area accounts for m uch of the states 1 7 million acres of forestland. Driving through these silvery-green pine woods , one comes at last to the coastal low-

MISSISSIPPI

lands, where the Old Spanish Trail, now U . S . Highway 9 0 , ru ns fo r 2 6 miles between the ·wide sandy man-made beaches of the Gulf of Mexico and the elegant antebellum and Victo­ nan vacation homes of Bay St. Louis , Pass Christian, and Biloxi. Tall palms and ancient live oaks lme the beach boulevard , shrimp boats crowd the harbors, black skimmers and least terns nest among the sea oats, and laugh·­ ing gulls wheel noisily overhead.

Travelers come upon landscaped driveways like this one as they explore the countryside around Natchez . This alluring tunnel of live oaks and azaleas arouses fantasies of what lies at the end -- perhaps a glimpse of the Old South in the farm of a white,columned mansion or a gazebo on a manicured lawn.

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Jackson (pop . 396,200) Major rivers: Big Black, Missis­

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Elevation: Sea level to 806 ft.

(Woodall Mountain) Leading industries: Agriculture

(chickens, cotton, soybeans, beef cattle), transportation equipment, electrical equipment, clothing, wood products Bird: Mockingbird Flower: Magnolia Tree: Magnolia Motto:

Virtute et Armis (By Valor

and Amis)

BLACK BELT

Song: "Go, Mississippi!" Origin of name: Probably from the Chippewa term mici zihi, meaning great river. A lieutenant of the French explorer La Salle first wrote it as "Michi Sepe. " Nicknames: Bayou State,

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Border-Eagle State, Eagle State, Magnolia State, Mudcat State INFORMATION Division of Tourism Development

P.O. Box 22825 Jackson, MS 39205-2825 Telephone: 800-647-2290 Mockingbird

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HISTORI CAL

1985 Tennessee-Tombigbee

Leontyne Price ( 1 9 2 7 - ) .

HI GHLIGHTS

Waterway links Tennessee River

Price's powerful soprano voice

and Gulf of Mexico.

has graced such operas as Aida

1 540 Spaniard Hernando de

a:id

Soto explores Mississippi area.

1699 French establish 5.rst white settlement at Old Biloxi, present­

FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS

day Ocean Springs.

Jefferson Davis ( 1 808 - 89).

1 763 France cedes Mississippi

A hero o f the Mexican War

Jew Bedford, Mass . , 2 7 2 , 2 7 5

Laurentian Mountains, 9 5 , 98,

Maclennan, Hugh, 7 5 , 85

Midland, Ont . , 78, 87

Mount McKinley, 1 3 1 - 133

MacNeil, Rita, 75

Miette Hot Springs, 17, 2 2

Mount Mitchell, 3 5 1 , 354, 3 5 5

MacNeil, Robert Breckenbridge

Mile of History, 3 9 5

Mount Rainier, 447-448, 452-

Lark bunting, 166 laurel, mountain, 1 74 , 388

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Laurier, Sir Wilfrid, 1 09 l .avalands, 380, 3 8 1 Law, Andrew Bonar, 4 7 , 5 0 Lawrence, Ernest 0 . , 407

Ware , 75

Macphail, Agnes, 86 MacPhail, Sir Andrew, 93

Miles Canyon, 1 1 5 Miles City Jaycee Bucking Horse Sale, 309

453

Mt. Rainier National Park, 453 Mount Revelstoke National

Madison, Dolley, 354

Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 2 6 1

Leacock, Stephen, 8 6

Magdalen lslands, 105

Magnetic Hi ll, 50

Minas Basin, 6 7 , 7 0 , 7 2 , 74

Mount Rilter, 1 5 7

Mingan Archipelago National

Mount Robson, 3 1 , 35

Magnolia, 2 5 2 , 29 1 , 294

Park Reserve, 102 , 104

Magnolia Plantation and

Minneapolis, Minn . , 286-289

Lechuguilla Cave, 336 Leclerc, Felix, 1 0 5 Lee, Peggy, 3 6 1

Gardens, 397, 4 0 1

Mount Sneffels, 1 65

L e M ayne , Jean Baptiste, 2 5 3

147, 149, 1 9 1 , 2 15 -2 1 9 ,

Malheur National Wildlife

230, 233-235, 246-247, 249,

Levy, David, 1 0 5 Lewes, Del . , 1 8 0- 1 8 1

Refuge , 380, 3 8 1 Mammoth Cave National Park. 245, 247

Memorial, 2 l l , '1·05-407

Mississippi River, 127, 1 4 3 - 1 44 ,

Malaspina Glacier, 1 3 1

Levesque, Rene, 1 0 5

Mount Rushmore National Mount Sanford, 1 3 0

Maillet, Antonine, 5 0

2 5 1 -2 5 2 , 285-289, 2 9 1 -295, 298-30 1 , 3 1 4, 372, 409, 4 1 1 -4 1 3 , 4 6 1 , 464

Mount St. Elias, 1 1 6 , 1 1 8, 1 2 9 , 131 453

Manicouagan River, 96, 1 04

297-30 1 , 308-309, 3 1 5 , 359-

Mt. Washington State Park, 274

Manitoba Desert, 39

36 1 , 403-407

Mount Whitney, 1 52 , 1 58 - 1 5 9

Liliuokalani, Queen, 1 9 9 , 2 0 2

Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, 43

Lily, 1 04 , 1 1 2 , 428

Manitou Islands, 279, 282

Lincoln, Abraham, 2 1 5 , 2 1 9 ,

Manitoulin !sland, 86, 87

2 2 1 , 246, 2 8 3 , 389

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, 2 27

Mansfield, Mike, 309 Mantle, Mickey, 372

Marblehead, 364

Mount Washington, 3 2 3 , 326-

Muir, john, 1 54- 1 5 5 , 1 5 7 , 3 7 8 ,

Nootka Sound, 2 7 , 34-35

463

Mitchell, W 0 . , 1 1 3

Muleshoe National Wildlife

Mockingbird, 1 4 8 , 1 89 , 2 9 1 ,

M unisi ng Falls, 280

Mobile, Ala . , 1 2 3 , 1 25 - 1 2 7 2 9 4 , 4 1 3 , 420

Re fuge , '\ 1 8

Monhegan Island, 2 5 5 , 2 5 7

Murray, Margaret "Ma", 34

l"orthern Life Museum, 65

Murrow, Edward R. , 354

Northern Manitoba Trappers'

M o n Louis Island, 1 2 5

Museum of Appalachia, 4 1 3

Marshall , George Catlett, 389

Monongahela National Forest,

Museum o f Science and

333

Marshall, Thurgood, 266 Massey, Raymond, 86

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Montgomery, Lucy Maud, 9 1 , 93

Matonabbee , 65

Monticello, 44 1 , 445

Little River Canyon, 1 2 4

Mauna Kea, 198, 203

Mont Tremblant, 9 8 , 99, 1 04

London, jack, 1 1 9 , 1 3 1 , 1 5 9

Mayflower, H, 275

Living History Farms , 2 3 2 , 2 3 4 Long, Huey Pierce, 2 5 3 Long Beach, 26, 2 7 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 73, 2 6 1 , 280, 283

Mauldin, Bill, 341

Mauna Loa, 198, 203

Mayo Clinic Buildings National Historic Landmark, 289 Mays, Willie, 1 2 7 McCarthy, Mary, 453

447, 453

Monk, Thelonius, 3 5 4

Marlboro Music Festival, 437

Little Missouri River, 358-360 Little Redfish Lake, 209

355

Northeast Audubon Center, 1 75

Murphy, Emily, 23

Historic Si te , 2 1 5

Litchfield, Conn., 1 6 9 , 1 7 1 - 1 7 5

North Barren, 74

North Carolina Zoological Pa rk, North Cascades National Park,

Murray, Anne, 75

Martin, Mary, 4 2 1

Norris, George W, 3 14

Munro, Al ice , 86

Mojave Desert, 1 5 5 , 1 5 8

Linkletter, Art, 1 1 3

28-30, 35

Mitchell, Joni, 23 MiLchell, Margaret, 1 9 5

Mogollon Rim, 1 36 , 1 40

Lindbergh, Charles A . , 289,

Ninstints National Historic Site, Nixon, Richard Milho:is, 1 5 9

Mark Twain, 1 "15 , 300 301

Nicolet National Forest, 465

Mowat, Farley, 8 6

Mariscal Canyon, 4 1 9 Mark Twain l\ational Forest,

Park and Museum, 2 l l

Mistletoe, 373

Lincoln Home State Memorial, 219

River, 459 New York, 343-345, 348-349

:'.'·Jielson, Leslie, 1 1 3

327

Lincoln Center, 349

Lincoln's New Salem State

New River, 456, 458

New River Gorge National

!\iagara Peninsula, 79, 8 1 , 82

Lilac, purple, 3 2 6 Lilly, Eli, 22 7

253

Newport, R.I., 393-395

Niagara Falls, 85, 87, 347, 348

Lightfoot, Gordon, 86

Missouri River, 2 3 ] , 2 3 4 , 240,

New Orleans, La . , 249, 2 5 1 -

Mount Vernon, 44 1 , 445

Manatees, 183, 185, 186

253, 291

Folk Fest:val, 58 New H armony Historic District,

Mt. Sunapee State Park, 327

Lewiston, Idaho, 205-207, 2 1 0

473

50

Niaga�a Escarpment, 80

Mammoth Hot Springs, 467,

Lewis, Sinclair, 1 69, 2 8 9

:New Bern, K C . , 3 5 5

N e w Brunswick Craft Centre,

Nez Perce National Historical

Mount S t . Helens, 449, 452-

Lewis, john L. , 2 3 5

Mississippi River Delta, 2 5 1 -

105

227

Park, 3 1

Mirror Lake, 1 5 4

Lee, Robert E . , 1 9 5 , 44 1 , 444

Lemieux, Mario, 1 0 5

Emile,

>lewfoundland and Labrador

Layton , Irving, 1 0 5

LeBlanc, Romeo, 50

315

Montreal, Que., 95-97, 104- 1 0 5

Ytonument Rocks ;\;ational Landmark, 2 4 1

Monument Valley, 425, 426,

industry, 2 1 9

Park, 1 4 1

0'.unavut, 63-65

Musgrave , Susan, 34

0

Muskie, Edmund S . , 2 6 1

Muskoka Lakes, T l , 82 , 8 7

Musk-ox, 6 3 , 1 00

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Oak A lley Plantation, 253

Musselshell River, 304, 308

Oak Creek Canyon, 1 3 6

Mynelle Gardens, 2 9 1

O a k Island, 74, 75

Myrtle Beach, 400-401

Oakleigh, 1 2 7

Mystic Seaport, 1 69 , 1 7 5

Oakley, Annie . 367

Ocala National Forest , 1 84 , 1 89

'1 28

Monument Valley Navaj o Tribal

Festival, 43

North Slope, 1 3 1

N

O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1 4 1 Odessa Historic District, 1 8 1

McClung, Nellie, 4·3

Moodie, Susanna, 86

Nahanni National Park, 6 1 -65

Ogunquit, M e . , 260, 2 6 1

McCormick, Cyrus H . , '144

Moore, Grace, 4 1 2

Nanaue Falls, 200

Ohio River, 2 1 5-2 1 8 , 2 2 6 , 2 2 7 ,

Long Range Mountains, 56, 59

McCrae, .John, 86

Moresby Island, 2.8

Nantahala National Forest, 355

Longwood Gardens, 389

McCullers, Carson, 1 95

Morgan, ] . Pierpont, 1 7 5

Na Pali Coast, 202

McDougall, George Millward,

Morgan horses, 4 3 3 , 437

Napa Valley, 1 54 , 1 58- 1 5 9

Okanagan Lake, 34, 35

Morristown National Historical

Narragansett Bay, 3 9 2 , 3 9 4 , 3 9 5

Okanagan Valley, 33

Nashville, Tenn . , 409-4 1 3

Okanogan National Forest, 448,

Long Lake ::--.l ational Wildlife Refuge , 3 5 9 , 360

Lo okout Mountain, 410, 4 1 3 Loon, common, 288 Lost I' orest, 3 78

Lougheed, Peter, 23

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23

McGovern, George, 407 Mclachlan, James Bryson, 75

Park, 332

Morse, Wayne, 381

Natchez, Miss . , 2 9 1-295

245-247, 365-3 6 7 , 385, 387, 388, 456-459

452

477

O'Keefe Historic Range , 34

Peggy's Cove, N . S . , 69, 7 5

O'Keeffe , Georgia, 341

Pelican, brown, 252

Okefenokee Swamp, 185, 1 89 ,

Pembina Valley Scenic Drive,

195

361

praves,

Prince Albert National Park, 108, 109, 1 1 2

Prince Edward Island National

Robm, 1 74, 282, '