A Year In The Wilderness [Hardcover]

Since its establishment as a federally protected wilderness in 1964, the Boundary Waters has become one of our nations most valuableand most frequently visitednatural treasures. When Amy and Dave Freeman learned of toxic mining proposed within the areas watershed, they decided to take actionby spending a year in the wilderness, and sharing their experience through video, photos, and blogs with an audience of hundreds of thousands of concerned citizens. This book tells the deeper story of their adventure in northern Minnesota: of loons whistling under a moonrise, of ice booming as it forms and cracks, of a moose and her calf swimming across a misty lake.

With the magicand urgentmessage that has rallied an international audience to the campaign to save the Boundary Waters,?A Year in the Wilderness?is a rousing cry of witness activism, and a stunning tribute to this singularly beautiful region.Praise forA Year in the Wilderness

Named One of Twenty Big Indie Books of Fall 2017 by?Publishers Weekly
Featured in the?Wall Street Journal

With this book, the Freemans prove themselves natural successors of Sigurd Olson's legacy of carefully crafted activist writing. . . . It is an excellent book for any seasononce you read it, you will find it difficult to get the Freemans singing wilderness or their lone, lingering call of warning out of your head. Los Angeles Review

For 365 days in 2015 and 2016, the Freemans lived in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, paddling a canoe or towing a toboggan from campsite to campsite. They fell through the ice. They were trailed by wolves. They drank from the lakes. Mostly, they bore witness.Minneapolis Star Tribune

Gorgeous . . . [the Freemans] words are complemented by an outstanding selection of photographs that immerse the reader in the watery landscape, making an indelible impact.Canoe & Kayak