Mike Parker
Biography
Mike Parker was born and raised in Bear River, Nova Scotia, a village steeped
in guiding lore. First taken in the woods in a pack basket, Mike attended the
province’s inaugural Professional Guides School in the early 1980s where he
qualified for a master guide license. He once operated Nebooktook Outfitters,
guiding wilderness canoe trips into the Land of the Tent Dwellers. His three
most recent books were bestsellers – Gold Rush Ghost Towns of Nova Scotia,
Buried in the Woods: Sawmill Ghost Towns of Nova Scotia and
Ghost Islands of Nova Scotia.
Mike Parker's Books:

Bear River photographer Ralph Nelson Harris captured the village’s waning days of sail and lumber
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Unspoiled woods and waters, abundant game and legendary guides were the cornerstones upon which early
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Lumbering in Nova Scotia has a long and storied history, dating back nearly for centuries.
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The redoubtable Grandma-this book is a sequel to Grandma Drove the Snowplow-is at it again.
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Whoopie pies could be declared the official Maine dessert, and many assert that the rotund
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Gold Rush Ghost Towns of Nova Scotia tells the fascinating stories of abandoned communities, not
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Holly Nadler, the ghost lady of Martha’s Vineyard, won lots of attention for her collections
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The allure of the Valley is its diversity- seacoast and agricultural land; ocean basins and
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Hunting, fishing and woodsmanship are inscribed in North American culture. Once the survival skills of

Historic Lunenburg brings together a host of images celebrating Lunenburg’s proud sailing heritage and its