THE QUEST FOR TEPEE ISLAND
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The following narrates a sequence of events that traces the marbleized, odyssey like, happenings in my forty year quest and efforts in acquiring “Tepee Island”. “Tepee” is a dab of forested rock that was untainted by the handiwork of mankind, that is located in the remote wilderness area of Northwest Ontario, Canada and on picturesque “Windigoostigwan Lake”. Windigoostigwan is an Ojibway Indian word whose full meaning is not known. However, Windigo in the Ojibway language refers to the great spirit. This yarn starts with a meteoric event, of a catastrophic nature, that began on the morning of January 26, 1967, a Thursday, and concluded by midday of January 27, 1967 and which triggered the story that is about to unfold. The reader should be aware that the narrative road ahead is fraught with reversals, set—backs, detours and switchbacks Only the tenacious and intrepid will stay, as did I, the course of the happenings that are now about to be narrated. The event was what has been referred to as the “Greatest Snow Storm in the history of the Chicago Area”. The Chicago Tribune has chronicled the event as “The Blizzard of ‘67” and as “one of one-hundred & fifty defining moments in the city’s history”.
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This is a true story of one man’s life-altering odyssey to fulfill the dream of acquiring ownership of an island in the wilderness of Northwest Ontario, Canada, and how the whole adventure was triggered by a major snowstorm that blanketed the Chicago area in 1967.
About the Author
Paul Gordon is a practicing civil and structural engineer, who is licensed in several states and who has done engineering work worldwide. He continues his engineering studies as a postgraduate student at the University of Illinois. Paul resides in Lincolnwood, Illinois, with his wife, Ilse.