Making Muskoka

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).

• Introduction1 Rural Identity and Resettlement of the Canadian Shield, 1860–802 Indigenous Identity, Settler Colonialism, and Tourism, 1850–19203 Rural Identity and Tourism, 1870–19004 The Promise of Wood-Resource Harvesting, 1870–19205 Fossil Fuels, Consumer Culture, and the Tourism Economy, 1900–20ConclusionAppendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

"[Making Muskoka] deserves to find a wide popular audience, not least amongst those who have spent time at a Muskoka cottage."- Peter A. Stevens, Humber College (Social History) "… Making Muskoka is pertinent reading for those studying the impacts of tourism on landscapes and the peoples who inhabit them."- Matthew Hatvany, Laval University (Canadian Geographies)