Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited

In the summer of 1991, newspaper editor and lifelong canoeist Brad Bird took to the wild rivers and lakes of northern Manitoba for a journey that would lead from The Pas south all the way to St. Louis

In the summer of 1991, newspaper editor and lifelong canoeist Brad Bird took to the wild rivers and lakes of northern Manitoba for a journey that would lead from The Pas south all the way to St. Louis, Mo.

This is a voyage of discovery — not only into the heart of North America, but also into the heart of a man.