Project Gutenberg 2024-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 103 Steele, Thomas Sedgwick 1845 1903 Steele, Thomas Sedgewick 01008876 Paddle and portage, from Moosehead Lake to Aroostook River, Maine $aBoston :$bEstes and Lauriat, $c1882. Fiona Holmes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Paddle and Portage, from Moosehead Lake to the Aroostook River, Maine" by Thomas Sedgwick Steele is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles Steele's adventurous journey through the wilderness of Maine as he navigates with a party by canoe, facing various challenges along the way. The narrative focuses on the beauty of nature, the trials of exploration, and the camaraderie developed among the travelers. The opening of the book introduces the voyage, detailing the preparations made before embarking on the 400-mile canoe trip from Moosehead Lake to the Aroostook River. Steele describes the camaraderie with fellow traveler Colonel G. and their trio of guides, which includes an Indian, Thomas Nichols. The author's humorous observations and light-hearted banter as they set off give insight into the character dynamics within the group. The narrative establishes the themes of adventure, the connection to nature, and the logistical challenges faced by wilderness explorers, paving the way for tales of fishing, tracking wildlife, and overcoming the perils of the rugged terrain. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/paddleportagefro00steeiala 20231006203934steele 1882 us Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Camping Canoes and canoeing Maine -- Description and travel Piscataquis County (Me.) -- Description and travel Aroostook County (Me.) -- Description and travel Moosehead Lake (Me.) Aroostook River (Me. and N.B.) F001 Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing 173987 2025-06-28T14:38:52.818395 text/html 143202 2024-01-13T23:50:32 text/html 3058357 2025-06-28T14:38:58.389363 application/epub+zip 3055822 2025-06-28T14:38:54.552359 application/epub+zip 262242 2025-06-28T14:38:53.568412 application/epub+zip 3781382 2025-06-28T14:39:01.048349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3755855 2025-06-28T14:38:57.640371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130300 2025-06-28T14:38:52.028404 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110363 2024-01-13T23:50:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17121 2025-06-28T14:39:01.188326 application/rdf+xml 19387 2025-06-28T14:38:53.896363 image/jpeg 2820 2025-06-28T14:38:53.789360 image/jpeg 3636789 2025-06-28T14:38:52.983390 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog