The Lure of Faraway Places

The Lure of Faraway Places is the publication canoeist Herb Pohl (1930-2006) did not live to see published. But Pohl's words and images provide a unique portrait of Canada by one who was happiest when travelling our northern waterways alone. Austrian-born Herb Pohl died at the mouth of the Michipcoten River on July 17, 2006. He is remembered as "Canada's most remarkable solo traveller."

Dr. James Raffan is one of Canada's foremost voices on canoes and the North. He has written acclaimed biographies of filmmaker Bill Mason and HBC Governor Sir George Simpson, and is the author of other bestsellers including Ice Walker, Bark, Skin and Cedar, Tumblehome, and Circling the Midnight Sun. 

He has earned many honours including Canada's Meritorious Service Medal for his contributions to the Canadian Canoe Museum, the Arctic Institute of North America and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.