If you are looking for a last minute Christmas gift, the Cook County News-Herald reminds readers that books always make wonderful gifts. The Grand Marais Library provided the following mini-reviews. All of these books, by local authors or with a connection to the North Shore, are available at local stores and gift shops. . Hawk Ridge: Minnesota’s Birds of Prey By Laura Erickson, illustrated by Betsy Bowen Hawk Ridge in Duluth, Minnesota draws thousands of visitors each year to view the migration of Minnesota’s raptors. Laura Erickson, one of the state’s best-known bird authorities has teamed up with local artist, Betsy Bowen to present fascinating details and striking images of hawks, ospreys, harriers, buteos, eagles, and other birds of prey. This book is suitable for avian experts and amateurs alike.
. Archaeology of Minnesota:
the prehistory of the
Upper Mississippi River Region
By Guy Gibbon
Guy Gibbon uses archaeological materials to reconstruct the social, economic, and political systems of those who inhabited the territory we now call Minnesota. He demonstrates how native cultures adapted and evolved over time using various wild environments from the boreal forests to the tall grass prairies, to the deciduous forests.
. Mighty Fitz: the Sinking
of the Edmund Fitzgerald
By Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher relates in vivid detail the story of the colossal ore carrier, Edmund Fitzgerald, her many years on the waters of the Great Lakes, the fateful final day, the search efforts and investigation, as well as the speculation and controversy that followed in the wake of the disaster. Mighty Fitz is a fitting tribute to one of the largest ships to have sailed the Great Lakes and the men who tragically lost their lives.
. Frozen
By Mary Casanova
Set during the roaring 1920s in the beautiful Rainy Lake area, Frozen tells the remarkable story of Sadie Rose, whose mother died under strange circumstances the same night that Sadie Rose was found, unable to speak, in a snow bank. One day, Sadie Rose stumbles on a half dozen faded, scandalous photographs—pictures, she realizes, of her mother. This discovery fuels her search for the truth about her family.
Sadie Rose’s search is laid against the historical drama of prohibition, women’s right to vote, and a fevered fight over the area’s wilderness between a powerful industrialist and a quiet man battling to save the wild forests and waters of northernmost Minnesota.
. Genie’s Bottle
By Berta Bauer
Try sailing with Captain Kara on Lake Superior in her boat named Genie’s Bottle. You will experience the interconnections between her fears and secrets and those of Rikk and Dutch. Local author, Berta Bauer shares the mysterious story she has had brewing inside her for years. Everything is revealed during the month of May.
. Minnesota Book of Skills:
your guide to smoking whitefish,
sauna etiquette, tick extraction
and more.
By Chris Niskanen
The Minnesota Book of Skills brings to life the basic know-how that makes us uniquely Minnesotan. Seasonal tips like how to gracefully exit a ski lift mingle with skills your grandparents knew well, such as what to forage for while on a hike. How soon is too soon to bring a child to the Boundary Waters or set her up on hockey skates? These answers and many more are all here.
. A History of Lutsen:
Gateway to the Wilderness
By Robert McDowell
Based on personal recollections and historical archives, A History of Lutsen introduces you to fascinating characters and events that shaped Minnesota History.
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