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Wisconsin Historical Society Press
This Superior Place
Stories of Bayfield & the Apostle Islands by Dennis McCann.
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Clover Valley Press
Under the Influence of Lilacs
Under the Influence of Lilacs by Deborah Gordon Cooper.This Superior Place
Stories of Bayfield & the Apostle Islands by Dennis McCann
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
ISBN: 978-0-87020-579-8
$19.95 Softcover
When Dennis McCann, reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, discovered his “soul country” on the Bayfield Peninsula, it was love at first sight. He and his wife bought property and retired there.
Dennis turns his love of place, the curiosity of a lifelong reporter and his writing skills into an entertaining look at Bayfield and the Apostle Islands. Punctuated with photos, this book reveals the history that made the region and offers delightful tidbits about events and lifestyles. It’s a great gift for all who love this Superior place by the Big Lake. – Konnie LeMay
Under the Influence of Lilacs
By Deborah Gordon Cooper
Clover Valley Press
ISBN: 978-0-9794883-8-2
$14.95 softcover
“I read poetry the way someone, somewhere else reads scripture,” writes Deborah Gordon Cooper.
Deborah lives by Lake Superior, but her poems touch the human experience – acts of remembering, of aging, of counseling the grieving, of finding solace in nature. She perfectly expresses the magic in a moment – “The sky is packed with sack-of-flour clouds.” Ultimately, she reminds us that in life “we are just passing through these bones” and to savor our moments here. – Mike Link
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