Sailing The Miramichi Reader

Around the World in a Dugout Canoe by John M. MacFarlane and Lynn J. Salmon

August 13, 2020March 19, 2020 by Bill Arnott

The first independent account of the remarkable voyage of the Tilikum. Anticipating fame and wealth, Captain John Voss set out from Victoria, BC, in 1901, seeking to claim the world record for the smallest vessel ever to circumnavigate the globe. For the journey, he procured an authentic dugout cedar canoe from an Indigenous village on the east coast of Vancouver Island.

On the Edge by Lesley Strutt

January 5, 2020 by James M. Fisher

On the Edge is a novel of a young person determined to take matters into their own hands to find out the truth, solve some family mysteries and to discover her birth parents.

Casey: The Remarkable, Untold Story of Frederick Walker “Casey” Baldwin by John G. Langley

November 5, 2019November 2, 2019 by James M. Fisher

Frederick Walker "Casey" Baldwin—athlete, engineer, aeronaut, sailor, politician, activist, conservationist—was a true gentleman, modest to a fault. As one of Alexander Graham Bell's young associates, Casey was the first Canadian to fly.

Sea Trial: Sailing After My Father by Brian Harvey

March 2, 2020August 19, 2019 by James M. Fisher

I consider myself an armchair sailor. I have been on a small sailboat (once, on Lake Ontario) but I enjoy reading about the travels of others, whether fiction or fact, small craft or large, alone or with a crew. So … Continue reading

Wayfarer: A Memoir by James S. Rockefeller Jr.

March 7, 2019February 26, 2019 by James M. Fisher

Living vicariously through books like Wayfarer is what makes reading so fun. While it is a personal memoir, it is also a time capsule from an era when the world held great mysteries, and one had to see them for themselves; there was no Google Earth to rely on.

Bounty: The Greatest Sea Story of Them All by Geoff D’Eon

December 7, 2018 by James M. Fisher

Spanning four centuries, this is a story of romance, risk, exotic travel, cruelty, lust, loyalty, jealousy, misadventure, hubris, heroism and death. Fully illustrated with paintings, photographs and artifacts, this book tells one of the greatest sea stories of them all.

Canadian Confederate Cruiser: The Story of the Steamer Queen Victoria by John G. Langley

December 20, 2018November 21, 2018 by James M. Fisher

Canadian Confederate Cruiser tells the story of an elegant but unpretentious steamer that bore witness to the birth of a nation.

Sea Change: A Man, A Boat, A Journey Home by Maxwell Taylor Kennedy

August 19, 2019July 15, 2018 by James M. Fisher

I am a landlubber, but I love all things maritime whether it is naval ships, submarines, or the days of wood and sail. It started with Joseph Conrad’s sea stories and carried on through those of James Fenimore Cooper and … Continue reading

Arrow’s Flight by Joel Scott

April 1, 2018February 23, 2018 by James M. Fisher

I can't say enough good things about Arrow's Flight; it's not merely a good guys/bad guys action/adventure set on the water, but also a lesson in the fact that every action has consequences, and responsibility must be taken for the choices one has made.

The Trawlermen by Clarence Vautier

July 11, 2017 by James M. Fisher

Clarence Vautier was born in 1972 in La Poile, Newfoundland. He moved away to attend high school, and after high school, he fished with his father, Clarence Sr., and his brother Raymond for a short time. He later went to … Continue reading

Adventures of a Grenfell Nurse by Rosalie M. Lombard

July 10, 2017February 25, 2017 by James M. Fisher

here is a meme floating around the Internet that states: “Don’t live the same year 75 times over and call it a life”. For at least two years of her substantial life (born in 1927, she is still alive as … Continue reading

Left to Die: The Story of the SS Newfoundland Sealing Disaster by Gary Collins

October 11, 2019May 18, 2016 by James M. Fisher

The story of the SS Newfoundland sealing disaster of 1914, in which 78 of 132 men died on the ice, is told in arresting fashion by Newfoundland author Gary Collins in Left to Die (2014, Flanker Press). Known as “The … Continue reading

Joshua Slocum: The Captain Who Sailed Around the World by Quentin Casey

April 6, 2015April 1, 2015 by James M. Fisher

This book is part of the “Stories of Our Past” series published by Nimbus. The look and feel of this book is very polished. It is only a little over 120 pages, but Mr. Casey manages to condense a full … Continue reading