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When Mr. Hollister's sport and toy store, The Trading Post, is robbed, his main concern is for his invention, a new type of collapsible canoe. He is therefore surprised to discover that a Geiger counter and a couple of pickaxes are the only missing items. After putting the problem of the theft in the hands of the police, the family turns to the matter of testing the canoe. An interested buyer who owns a forest tract has offered his property to the Hollisters for this purpose. They plan to camp out in the forest and test the canoe on the lake and rapids within the boundaries of the property. All goes well until they come across a "talking" scarecrow blocking the road to their campsite and warning them to turn back because danger awaits them in the forest. The Hollisters refuse to take the warning seriously and continue to set up their camp. From this point on the strange and unusual events that beset them in the forest seem mysteriously connected with the theft at the store and a search for uranium. Another exciting adventure that will be welcomed by the hundreds of thousands of Happy Hollister fans.… (more)
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Story starts out when the store has been robbed but not broken into. Fear of the new invention was laid to rest when they found it unharmed.
Kids take it out for a trial run on the lake behind their house but rammed
Love that everybody went and I learned how to blaze a trail. Now I will be looking for marks on the trees where we walk. They are warned many times with many signs to stay away. One is a scarecrow in the middle of the road. Love the expeditions of exploring they all take.
One to help an injured deer and doe comes back for her. Men further up the lake, boy that tells them leave and man called Scarecrow that they bring to the doctor and he spends several nights with them. Love hearing of the stories and like sketches.