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Literature (Essays, Stories, Biographies, etc.), Alphabetical by Title
Advice from a Tree
by Ilan Shamir
 $6.95
Everyone needs a wise friend. Someone who knows how to say just the right thing! At just the right moment!
Here an old Cottonwood tree shares its simple wisdom about life, about living in harmony with nature and with
ourselves. 20 drawings. 50 pages.
A Blistered Kind of Love-One Couple's Trial by Trail
by Angela & Duffy Ballard
$16.95
The chronicle of a young couple's clumsy adventure in the wilderness. In alternating voices, they chart their course
along the Pacific Crest Trail. Along they way they wage a food fight, discover the unfortunate effects of freeze-dried
food on digestion and bond with a motley crew of hikers and locals with names like Crazy Legs and Catch-23.
A blend of humor, adventure and introspection, this engaging narrative delivers something more - a
'blistered kind of love story'. Barbara Savage Miles from Nowhere Memorial Award Winner. 262 pages.
Death's Door: The Truth behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder
by Steve Lehto
$19.95
On Christmas Eve 1913, more than six dozen miners' family members were crushed to death
as they scrambled to flee the second floor of the Italian Hall in Calumet, MI.
Someone had cried "fire" at the top of the stairs. There was no fire, and speculation
has been that the call may have been a calculated action designed to cause chaos.
Steve Lehto wades through conflicting news reports and other documentation to set the record straight. 232 pages.
Diaries of an Isle Royale Fisherman
by Elling Seglem
$12.95
Reproductions of the journals and correspondence of Elling Seglem who fished
from Isle Royale's Fisherman's Home between 1920 and 1932. A photographer
during the winter, Seglem was extremely creative in designing and
illustrating newspaper-format letters home to his family in Chicago. Historic
photos and cartoons. 185 pages.
Diary of an Isle Royale School Teacher
by Dorothy Simonson
$12.95
In this private journal Dorothy Simonson tells of the joys and hardships of a winter spent on Isle Royale. She
accounts with honesty and humor the challenges she faced during her eight months as the school teacher for a
fisherman's family in 1932-33. Paper. 138 pages.
Illustrated Voyageur
by Howard Sivertson
$24.95
With his paintings and wonderful storytelling, Sivertson describes the adventures of the Voyageurs as they canoe
through the northern wilderness in the late 1700s. Winner of the 1995 Benjamin Franklin Award for History.
Hardcover. 71 pages
The Island Within Us: Isle Royale Artists in Residence 1991-1998
Edited by Robert Root and Jill Burkland
Hardcover $29.95
Softcover $14.95
The work of 34 Isle Royale Artists in Residence collected and presented for the first time in a beautiful coffee table
book. These paintings, drawings, photographs, poems, essays, and musical compositions reflect each artist's attempts to
deal directly with solitude, simplicity, and the wild beauty of Isle Royale and Lake Superior. In their accompanying
essays, the artists tell the stories of their residencies and reflect on how their experiences have re-shaped them
and their art. This exquisite oversize book includes 65 beautiful full color reproductions. Introduction by Robert
Root. Winner of a 2002 National Park Service Excellence in Interpretive Media award. 120 pages.
Lake Effect: Along Superior's Shores
by Erika Alin
$16.95
Writer Erika Alin explores both the natural and human landscapes of Lake Superior,
meditating on the rich geoloical, historical, and cultural events that have shaped the
region. She begins her journey around Superior at the mouth of the St. Louis River near
Duluth and continues along the shores of the lake to Temperance River State Park,
Grand Marais's Artist's Point, and Lake Superior Provincial Park. Following the
Michigan and Wisconsin coasts, Alin visits the Keweenaw Peninsula, the Porcupine
Mountains, and Chequamegon Bay, before concluding at the south shore's Brule River.
Her essays are deeply personal reflections revealing her profound sensitivity to the
natural world. 184 pages.
Lake Superior Journal: Jim Marshall's View from the Bridge
by Jim Marshall
$14.95
A collection of Lake Superior Magazine columns by storyteller, scuba diver, boat
captain and explorer Jim Marshall. Over 40 stories about the people and the boats that
have made Lake Superior their home, including such familiar Isle Royale names as the
Johns, Barnums, and Merritts and Roy Oberg and Stanley Sivertson. Black and white photos. 183 pages.
Listening Point
by Sigurd Olson
$15.95
This book about the spiritual human connection to the environment is considered by some to contain Sigurd Olson's
most vivid and moving passages. It is a nature lover's companion for hearing the depth and beauty of the great
outdoors. 245 pages.
Listening to Nature
by Joseph Cornell
$13.95
A guidebook to a deeper awareness of nature. Learn not mere facts, but
how to get the feel of nature, through inspiring quotations, from famous
naturalists, stunning photography and Cornellís ever popular
nature awareness activities. Several photos, 95 pages.
Mysterious Islands: Forgotten Tales of the Great Lakes
by Gutsche and Bisaillon
$19.95
Some of the most important, tragic, and outrageous historical stories from the islands of the Great Lakes,
including Isle Royale. 294 pages. 500 archival images and maps.
Nevada Barr Mysteries
Ranger Anna Pigeon unravels murders in Americaís National Parks.
$6.99
-- Superior Death--a mystery from Isle Royale Natl. Park
$7.99
-- Blind Descent--Carlsbad Caverns Natl. Park
$7.99
-- Endangered Species--Cumberland Island Natl. Seashore
$7.99
-- Firestorm--Lassen Volcanic Natl. Park
$7.99
-- Ill Wind--Mesa Verde Natl. Park
$7.99
-- Track of the Cat--Guadeloupe Mts. Natl. Park
$9.99
-- Winter Study--Isle Royale Natl. Park
Night Flying Woman: An Ojibway Narrative
by Ignatia Broker
$12.95
With the art of a practiced storyteller, Ingnatia Broker recounts the life of her great-great-grandmother who was
born in the mid 19th century and lived during a chaotic time of enormous change, uprooting and loss for
Minnesota's Ojibway. But this story also tells of her people's great strength and continuity. 135 pages.
Ojibway Narratives of Charles and Charlotte Kawbawgam and Jacques
LePique, 1893-1895
Edited by Arthur Bourgeois with notes by Homer Kidder
$19.95
This fascinating collection of 50 narratives features the tales of three
19th century Ojibwa storytellers who present a fresh view of an early
period in Ojibwa thought and ways of life in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and
the south shore of Lake Superior. 168 pages.
Once Upon An Isle
by Howard Sivertson
$20.95
A book of richly detailed paintings illustrating Howard Sivertson's boyhood on
Isle Royale. Autobiographical tales recall the droll humor and picturesque life
of Isle Royale's commercial fishing families. Hardcover. 112 pages.
Reliving Lighthouse Memories 1930s - 1970s
by Sandrea L Planisek
$13.95
Enjoy the lighthouse memories of seven people, a civilian Coast Guard electrician, two lighthouse
keepers, and four lighthouse children. Their stories cover the years 1932 - 1973, the period of rapid
automation and changeing job descriptions in the lighthouse service. Their perspectives cover the details
of work, the funny stories of their isolated lives, and the joys of being a part of a lighthouse keeper's family.
Schooners, Skiffs and Steamships
by Howard Sivertson
$24.95
A stunning collection of paintings and stories from Howard Sivertson, long-time
Isle Royale resident and author of
Once Upon an Isle. In this book he tells the stories of Lake Superior
boats and the people who used them, from Native American canoes, to Isle Royale
fishing vessels, to the steamers that brought vacationers and freight
to Isle Royale. 39 paintings and stories. Hardcover.
Shadow Mountain
by Renee Askins
$15.00
A memoir by one of the people involved in the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Natl. Park. Renee Askins,
founder of the Wolf Fund, recounts her courageous fifteen-year campaign to restore Yellowstone's ecological balance.
A powerful, personal story. 320 pages.
The Singing Wilderness
by Sigurd Olson
$15.95
A series of essays on the north woods by one of the greatest environmentalists of the twentieth century, Sigurd Olson.
This thoughtful book is both a guide to a marvelous watery wilderness and a call to preserve it. 245 pages.
Tales of the Old North Shore
by Howard Sivertson
$24.95
A collection of paintings and stories revealing the sometimes daring, often
humorous and always poignant adventures of citizens of Lake Superiorís
North Shore and Isle Royale. Hardcover. 91 pages.
Talking Rocks: Geology and 10,000 Years of Native American Tradition in the Lake Superior Region
by Ron Morton and Carl Gawboy
$17.95
Join the conversation as an earth scientist and a Native American elder--wise
men from two cultures--explore the natural history of the Lake Superior
region, examining both
the science and the spirit of the land. A story of geological history told
from two perspectives as well as the chronicle of two people from very
different heritageís
learning to understand and appreciate each otherís perspective. 210 pages.
"Time by Moments Steals Away," The
1948 Journal of Ruth Douglass
by Robert Root
$24.95
A year in the life of Ruth Edgerton Douglass, young wife of geological
explorer Columbus C. Douglass. Ruthís diary
recounts her journey from Detroit to Wisconsin and her winter on Isle Royale,
where her husband supervised a mining operation. Hers is one of the few
firsthand accounts of life on Isle Royale at the beginning of its copper
mining era.
Also includes background information on family history, travel and commerce,
copper mining, geographic sites and the careers of early explorers and
industrialists. Drawings and illustrations. Hardcover. 160 pages.
Wolf Songs
by Robert Bush
$15.00
A classic collection of tributes to this extraordinary animal. Contains 18 pieces that
provide an intimate portrait of the charm, grit, and resilience of the most famous of the
wild dogs. Includes contributions from Leopold, Mowat, Murie, Crisler, Mech, Lopez,
and others. Hardcover. 190 pages.
Woman of the Green Glade: The Story of an Ojiway Woman on the Great Lakes Frontier
by Virginia M. Soetebier
$14.95
The story of Ozhaguscodaywayquay, daughter of an Ojibway chief who lived
in northern Wisconsin and Michiganís Upper Peninsula in the late 18th Century.
The wife of fur trader John Johnston, she helped operate one of the Great
Lakes major trading
posts in Sault Ste. Marie. Ozhaguscodaywayquay became one of the major sources
of Ojibway culture for her son-in-law Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. 130 pages.
The Women's Great Lakes Reader
by Victoria Brehm
$19.95
Women lighthouse keepers, North American Indians, fur traders, cooks on sailing
vessels, missionaries and fearless travelers all wrote of their lives on the
Great Lakes. Their narratives span from 1789 to the present. Some are well known,
others left their quiet testimonies in letters, log books and diaries that have
never before been published. More than three dozen selections of autobiography,
fiction, newspaper accounts and poetry chronicle what it has meant to live on
the lakes from childhood to old age. 17 historic photos and portraits. Paper. 385 pages.
Women of the Lakes: Untold Great Lakes Maritime Tales
by Frederick Stonehouse
$15.95
From deep sea diver to ship's captain, lighthouse keeper and rescuer, women
have filled virtually every job of the Great Lakes maritime trade. In this
book you will relive the history and stories of these truly remarkable
women. The women featured are an inspiration to all who treasure Great
Lakes history. Paper. 187 pages.
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