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We have now restocked our friends at the Fort McMurray Heritage Museum Shops with more copies of A Métis Man's Dream; From Traplines to Tugboats in Canada's North.
These include the Heritage Village, Heritage Shipyard, and Oil Sands Discovery Centre Shops. I just found out today that my Métis Man, Gordon Gill, donated the men and equipment and sent them from Edmonton, to help lift and move three NTCL Radium tugboats to their current home at the Heritage Shipyards. Neither I nor anyone now at the museum knew that! The latest news - Carri Bell at Talisman Books & Gallery has copies of A MÉTIS MAN'S DREAM; FROM TRAPLINES TO TUGBOATS IN CANADA'S NORTH in her lovely book shop and gallery on Pender Island. If you are on the Island, please stop in and say hello and check out the amazing selection she has.
Many of you will have heard of The Miner's Cafe in Nordegg. When you do your fall colours trip out that way, do stop in. The pie is scrumptious. Don't forget to check out Beehive Artisan's Market right next door. Celina will be happy to see you. She has a surprisingly diverse supply of arts, crafts and food, as well as books of local history, geology, nature, and indigenous material. I have restocked the Market with copies of A Métis Man's Dream in case you need to pick up a copy for a friend. Don't forget to check www.NeilGower.ca for information on where you can get A Métis Man's Dream and my soon to be launched Blue Sky, Red Canoe. Many of you will have heard of The Miner's Cafe in Nordegg. When you do your fall colours trip out that way, do stop in. The pie is scrumptious. Don't forget to check out Beehive Artisan's Market right next door. Celina will be happy to see you. She has a surprisingly diverse supply of arts, crafts and food, as well as books of local history, geology, nature, and indigenous material. I have restocked the Market with copies of A Metis Man's Dream: From Traplines to Tugboats in Canada's North.
"A very fine paddling memoir and beautiful description of our favorite River.” "The author expresses his love for the land of the Red Deer River, as the current skims “across the sunlit stones of yesterday.” Blue Sky, Red Canoe is a winding journey into the human and natural history of this part of Canada. This wonderfully descriptive and poetic book is accessible to all readers. It is conversational, knowledgeable, and well researched. I would recommend that Canadians acquire this memoir. Explore the Red Deer River, from the mountains of Banff National Park to the open, prairie lands of the Saskatchewan border.
In Blue Sky, Red Canoe, his second book of western Canadiana, Neil Gower encounters the rugged Red Deer River physically, historically, and personally from the stern seat of a red canoe. Full of detail, introspection, and reflection on a life fully lived, Gower’s memoir brings the river and its history to vivid life. Paddle with him through unique landscapes as he searches for adventure, and meaning, telling stories about the river and his experiences on it. Reflect on where we have been and where we are going through the eyes of a descendant of prominent Alberta pioneers, discovering, along the way, much about the call of running water, the natural world, and the intersection of Indigenous and settler history. I am really pleased that Carri Bell TalismanBooks.ca took copies of A MÉTIS MAN'S DREAM; FROM TRAPLINES TO TUGBOATS IN CANADA'S NORTH for her lovely book shop and gallery on Pender Island. If you are on the Island, please stop in and say hello and check out the amazing selection she has.
These illustrations by Gregg Brown inspired by the photography of Liz Bryan in "Country Roads of Alberta" (used by permission) are just some of the illustrations which grace my new book, Blue Sky, Red Canoe; Reflecting on the River. The manuscript is at the printers. I am excited to see it come to life!
About the BookExplore the Red Deer River, from the mountains of Banff National Park to the open, prairie lands of the Saskatchewan border. In Blue Sky, Red Canoe, his second book of western Canadiana, Neil Gower encounters the rugged Red Deer River Valley physically, historically, and personally from the stern seat of a red canoe. Full of detail, introspection, and reflection on a life fully lived, Gower’s memoir brings the river and its history to vivid life. Paddle with him through unique landscapes as he searches for adventure, and meaning, telling stories about the river and his experiences on it. Explore the Red Deer River through the eyes of a descendant of prominent Alberta pioneers, discovering, along the way, much about the call of running water, the natural world, and the intersection of Indigenous and settler history.  About the AuthorNeil Gower K.C. is a writer, and retired lawyer. Holding a B.A. in history, and an LL. B. from the University of Alberta, he has long enjoyed the outdoors as a skier, paddler and explorer. Gower’s extensive journeys through the largely unsettled lands of the west carry on a family tradition of exploration first recounted in his great, great Grandfather’s letters from the west starting in 1882.
Writing for his grandchildren, and the curious everywhere, Gower’s stories and reminiscences seek to instil a sense of that history through fresh eyes, sharing the grandeur of the Canadian northwest, the power and effect of its rivers, and the wisdom of the land. Neil Gower is the author of the best-selling biographical history, A Métis Man’s Dream, From Traplines to Tugboats in Canada’s North, a long active volunteer board member for numerous not-for-profits locally and nationally, and the father of four daughters. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta. www.NeilGower.ca Really pleased to let you know that A Métis Man's Dream has been restocked at Audrey's on 107 St and Jasper Ave, Paper Birch Books on 95 St and 108th Ave, West Edmonton Chapters on 99 Ave and 170th St, all in Edmonton, as well as Cafe Books in Canmore, The Viewpoint Books in Lake Louise (Samson Mall), Rocky Museum in Rocky Mountain House, Hay River Visitor Bureau and soon to the Beehive in Nordegg.
The book continues to be available at the other fine stores and shops mentioned in the Where To Get Your Copy section of the website. Audio and eBooks are also available. Please check the other sections of the website as well! I recognize that Friday June 21st is National Indigenous Day. I so appreciate the insight given to me by Gordon Gill and his family, and others who helped with suggestions to better know the Indigenous and Métis history of northern Alberta and the NWT. I hope my expression of that story in A Métis Man's Dream; From Traplines to Tugboats in Canada's North may help at least one person in pursuing their own Truth and Reconciliation. I know it has helped me on my journey.
Just a reminder that A Métis Man's Dream is now out on audiobook, through Amazon, Audible and Apple. Good reviews from as far north as Fort MacPherson, NWT and as far south as Santa Clara, California!
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