A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador

Mina Benson Hubbard (1870 - 1956)

Mina Benson Hubbard set out in 1905 on a 576 mile canoe journey across the interior of Labrador with the assistance of four guides. Her husband Leonidas Hubbard had perished in an attempt to make the same trip in 1903 while working as a writer for an outdoor magazine. Mrs Hubbard was the first person to accurately map the river routes her expedition followed. The story of her journey is followed at the end of the book by her husband's diary of his ill-fated trip and an account by George Elson of his efforts to save himself and his companions, and ultimately to recover Mr Hubbard's body.
A map of Labrador made by Mrs. Hubbard during her travels can be found on this page - Summary by Zach Hoyt

Genre(s): Memoirs, Exploration

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Leonidas Hubbard, Jr. Zach Hoyt
00:21:11
Play 02 Slipping Away Into The Wilderness Zach Hoyt
00:14:12
Play 03 Climbing The Rapids Zach Hoyt
00:08:29
Play 04 Disaster Which Threatened Defeat Zach Hoyt
00:15:16
Play 05 To The Bend Of The River Zach Hoyt
00:16:11
Play 06 Cross Country To Seal Lake Waters Zach Hoyt
00:13:24
Play 07 Off For Michikamau Zach Hoyt
00:12:26
Play 08 Scaring The Guides Zach Hoyt
00:13:42
Play 09 Mount Hubbard and Windbound Lake Zach Hoyt
00:08:02
Play 10 Michikamau Zach Hoyt
00:10:27
Play 11 Storm-Bound On Michikamats Zach Hoyt
00:09:56
Play 12 The Migrating Caribou Zach Hoyt
00:14:21
Play 13 Across The Divide Zach Hoyt
00:05:59
Play 14 Through The Lakes Of The Upper George Zach Hoyt
00:11:14
Play 15 The Montagnais Indians Zach Hoyt
00:13:42
Play 16 The Barren Ground People Zach Hoyt
00:16:02
Play 17 The Race For Ungava Zach Hoyt
00:19:44
Play 18 The Reckoning Zach Hoyt
00:05:44
Play 19 Diary Of Leonidas Hubbard, Jr. Kept During His Expedition Into Labrador Zach Hoyt
01:09:47
Play 20 Narrative By George Elson, Part 1 Zach Hoyt
00:33:43
Play 21 Narrative By George Elson, Part 2 Zach Hoyt
00:28:07