Read this next? Northland by Porter Fox

It starts with a map! Enough said? Ok, so how about traveling by freighter from Saint Lambert to Thunder Bay lock across Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron and Superior? Northland is a memoir, a history, a commentary and a travel journal about the fascinating people, places and things that make up our Northern border: 4,000 miles from Maine to Washington. Read it if you like history and culture, environmental issues, adventure and travel. Maybe pair it with a Cork O'Connor mystery by William Kent Krueger. Stop by the shop and pick it up!