Social Science Human Geography
Making Muskoka
Tourism, Rural Identity, and Sustainability, 1870–1920
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2022
- Category
- Human Geography, Ontario (ON), Historical Geography, Regional
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774867832
- Publish Date
- Oct 2022
- List Price
- $89.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774867863
- Publish Date
- Oct 2022
- List Price
- $32.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774867849
- Publish Date
- May 2023
- List Price
- $32.95
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Description
Muskoka. Now a premier destination for nature tourists and wealthy cottagers, the region underwent a profound transition at the turn of the twentieth century. Making Muskoka uncovers the connections between lived experience and identity in rural communities shaped by tourism at a time when sustainable opportunities for a sedentary life were few on the Canadian Shield. This rocky section of Ontario was transformed from an Indigenous homeland to a settler community and a part-time playground for tourists and cottagers. But what were the consequences for those who lived there year-round?
About the author
Awards
- Short-listed, Saskatchewan Book Awards
Contributor Notes
Andrew Watson is an assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Saskatchewan. His work has appeared in publications such as Agricultural History, Scientia Canadensis, Regional Environmental Change, and Canadian Historical Review. He has also served as editor-in-chief of The Otter, the blog of the Network in Canadian History and Environment (NiCHE).
