French River: Canoeing the River of the Stick-Wavers By Toni Harting. This is the first book to document th exhilarating days of exploration, adventure and trade on the French River system, and to feature historic canoe routes and recommended canoe trips for the modern canoeist. In this engaging and comprehensive look at one of Canada's most historically important rivers, Toni Harting combines in-depth research with his wealth of canoeing and guiding experience, and his own photography and maps with the intriguing sketches and maps of the early explorers, to create a dramatic new addition to North American canoe literature.