-- Now that's really interesting... I wonder if it's possible to use satellite imagery to locate historical portages and hence canoe routes through that region. I'll have to give it a try on earth.google if they have good coverage of the area.... Also, I'm particularly interested for another reason; habitat for grassland nesting birds. Other than prairies, grasslands are the fastest-disappearing habitat in the east. NJ has only 3% of it still in existence and what's left is in jeopardy. Canada is still a major bulwark for many neotropical species and I gather that grasslands are in short supply in that area as well... Joe Pylka > [Original Message] > From: Michael Daly <mikedaly_at_magma.ca> > > These routes were the highways of the past and were manmade. The first > Europeans who explored North America followed the routes already constructed by > the First Nations. If you look at the experiences of the fur traders, explorers > like Mackenzie or Lewis and Clark, they all relied on First Nations guides and > knowledge of exiting routes. > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Dec 13 2006 - 10:30:08 PST
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