"The history books of John Macfie provide some of the best local history in terms of quantity and quality in the Parry Sound district and beyond. Northern Parry Sound includes the area south of Lake Nipissing and west of Highway11 and includes a large section of the Community Voices area. Much of Macfie's work on farming, logging and pioneer lifer in general relates directly to the nearby Nipissing District. Several of his eight books are compilations of the fascinating history columns he has been writing in Parry Sound newspapers for over 20 years. Some of his books, including his recently released Tales From Another Time, are oral histories. His Parry Sound Logging Days (1987), where old lumbermen tell their stories of turn-of-the-century logging is a best- selling classic."--Www.pastforward.ca/perspectives/feb_162001.htm.