Dennis Ryan

'The Man in the Little Yellow Canoe: Adventures with Duchess' takes its readers on an exciting adventure into the wilds with a young man and his furry companion, an Old English sheepdog. The two friends are living in a tent on McKenzie Island, paddling back and forth to a summer job in the man's homemade canoe. Their wonderful time together gets even better when the pair discovers a map to an abandoned gold mine and search for a treasure rumoured to have been hidden long ago by Mr. McKenzie himself. They can't wait to find it, even if it takes all summer. They have their map, their natural curiosity, and their little yellow canoe...but will that be enough?

'The Man in the Little Yellow Canoe: Adventures with Duchess' takes its readers on an exciting adventure into the wilds with a young man and his furry companion, an Old English sheepdog. The two friends are living in a tent on McKenzie Island, paddling back and forth to a summer job in the man's homemade canoe. Their wonderful time together gets even better when the pair discovers a map to an abandoned gold mine and search for a treasure rumoured to have been hidden long ago by Mr. McKenzie himself. They can't wait to find it, even if it takes all summer. They have their map, their natural curiosity, and their little yellow canoe...but will that be enough?

The Pacific Northwest is green to the extreme. Yet a day trip can go from pristine wilderness to downtown Seattle, Portland, or Vancouver. How are these commercial and cultural hot spots keeping nature and growth in balance - and what's coming next? Trace the path from forests and fish to bikes and brews as Planning the Pacific Northwest continues the APA Planners Press series on how planning shapes major American cities.