Following their dreams, a group of adventurous young men - and 1 remarkable woman - travelled west from Manitoba in 1862. The Overlanders' destination was the goldfields of the Cariboo. Their journey proved much longer and tougher than they imagined, bringing them unexpected difficulties and delays, including a shortage of food. Yet on they went.

Sam McKinney has spent many of the best parts of his life on the water. In the middle of his life, he travelled up the Columbia and Snake rivers, down the Missouri, up the Mississippi and Illinois and on, ever eastward, to New York City. This memoir talks about these journeys.

A guide to local organic farms, box programs, seasonal markets, shops and restaurants. It contains recipes from farmers, vendors and chefs.

Features images which provide insights into the social history of life on Vancouver Island from 1904 to 1918. The views capture the life and times, particularly the parties and pleasures, in the Island of this long-ago vanished era.