This winter I have continued to follow a literary trail and it recently led to a most rewarding public reading in one of Michigan's shrines of outdoor writing. The reader was Great Lakes author Jerry Dennis (read my review of his most recent book); the place was Curwood Castle, the studio of early 20th century … Continue reading Curwood’s Legacy

"What better time than winter, the most private of seasons, to lose oneself in books?" So writes Michigan author Jerry Dennis in his new book The Windward Shore: A Winter on the Great Lakes. I have been wanting to get out for a full-fledged field trip these past weeks, but other demands on my time, … Continue reading The Windward Shore