Timothy Cochrane, superintendent of Grand Portage National Monument received an award for his book, Minong – The Good Place from Adele Krusz of Friends of Duluth Public Library and Bill Sozansky, UMD Library Director at a May 16 Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards ceremony. Minong is a history of the North Shore Ojibwe and their relationship with Isle Royale.
Timothy Cochrane, superintendent of Grand Portage National Monument, has won an award for his book, Minong – The
Good Place.
The honor, for winner in general nonfiction, was presented at the Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards at UMD on May 16.
The book is a history of the North Shore Ojibwe and their relationship with Isle Royale that is both interesting and revelatory. Over a period of 30 years, Cochrane researched how, when, why and where the Ojibwe of the North Shore used Isle Royale, the place they called “Minong.” Cochrane delved into and uncovered many old records from the Hudson’s Bay and the American Fur companies and early Jesuit priests, and he also conducted interviews with tribal elders. Most of the history of the Ojibwe and Isle Royale had been lost or forgotten since the arrival of immigrants to the North Shore in the late 1800s. Cochrane’s commitment to and passion about bringing the truth to light has allowed him to chronicle the relationship between the Ojibwe and “Minong” and in so doing has prevented this important story from disappearing forever.
Minong – The Good Place: Ojibwe and
Isle Royale
is published by Michigan State University Press and is available in local book shops.
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