Ely echoes : the portages grow longer / written and illustrated by Bob Cary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cary, Bob.

Series:

Minnesota

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Country life--Minnesota--Ely.

Country life.

Ely (Minn.)--Social life and customs.

Ely (Minn.).

Ely (Minn.)--Biography.

Cary, Bob.

Cary, Bob--Friends and associates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Duluth Minn. : Pfeifer-Hamilton, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Striding exuberantly into the 21st century, Bob Cary recounts memorable experiences of the 20th century: fun-filled boyhood escapades during the Depression, anecdotes from the war years, tales of guiding dignitaries in the BWCAW, verbal snapshots of intriguing friends and neighbors up north, reflections on becoming a bridegroom in his seventies.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Genesis; We Didn't Know There Was a Depression; They Called it World War II; Typewriter North; The Best Kind of Work; Living in the Land of the Ojibwe; A Tribal Matter

Notes:

"Portions of this book first appeared in The Senior reporter and The Ely echo."

ISBN:

0-8166-9994-1

OCLC:

476096412