Sally’s View of the River

Summaries of the Ten Most Recent Book of Michael Barnes, C.M.

2008 Red Lake- Golden Treasure Chest
This tells the story of one of the most beautiful places in NW Ontario, home to the largest gold mine in Canada.

2008 More Than Free Gold-Mineral Exploration in Canada since WW11
This covers all the major discoveries over the past 60 years, the major players, how this capital intensive industry is financed, best practices and a review of the major metals.

2007 The Scholarly Prospector.
This is the authorized biography of one of Canada’s most successful prospectors, Don MacKinnon,a school chum of Tim Horton, who found the gold at Hemlo and has been actively promoting the north for many years.

2005 Ride the Polar Bear Express.
This is the fifth edition of the Canadian best seller meant for all those who want to know more and travel to Moosonee and Moose Factory on the famed train and see the oldest place in Ontario, co-equal with Kingston.

2004 Looking Back Cobalt.
This book tells the story in words and pictures of the first great precious metals mining camp in Ontario.

2004 Wolves and Haliburton Forest.
The book tells the story of wolves and how they have been treated and depicted over the ages, then centres on the wolves in the finest wolf centre in North America.

2003 Looking Back Kirkland Lake.
The story of the gold camp in words and pictures that among other things brought the fortunes of Harry Oakes, once Canada’s richest man.

2003 Killer in the Bush is a reprint of the great fires of northesastern Onario which forces the province to set up the great air fire fighting service we have today; subject of an oft repeated History Channel programme.

2003 Haliburton-Memories of Past years.
The story of the third largest country in Ontario in words and pictures.

2002 The Essential Haliburton-Discover Highland Ontario. The beauty spot of central Ontario from every aspect.
Michael Barnes may be contacted at michaelbarnes53@hotmail .com or seen on Wikipedia, or Who’s Who in Canada.