Northwoods Whitewater

A Paddler's Guide to Whitewater of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario and Michigan - by Jim Rada

168 pages, full color throughout, detailed maps and photos

$24.95

“This is a sheaf of stories and guidenotes from one of America’s most adventuresome backcountry explorers,” says the book’s designer Steve Stratman. “Fireside raconteur meets technical riverman – spirited and storied adventure tales braided with detailed and precise whitewater expertise.

A comprehensive guide as well as a tribute to the man who created it, the book features technical yet spirited descriptions of the nooks and crannies of numerous rivers, falls, and rapids throughout the states of Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin accompanied by images and colorful tales of the author's journeys.

About the Author

Jim Rada, a former University of Wisconsin professor, was considered by many to be a foremost expert on Northwoods whitewater kayaking. For almost 30 years, he explored and charted kayak-navigable rivers across North America and has been credited with the first descents of many rivers.

About the Photographer

As an intrepid bushwacker, award-winning photographer Doug Nelson has combed the northwoods for decades shadowing kayakers, ice climbers, dogsledders and the like, casting their motioned images into permanent record. His keen eye for color and composition equals his strong sense for adventure as Doug is a regular in the northwoods adventure community.