Letters from Side Lake : a chronicle of life in the North Woods / Peter M. Leschak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leschak, Peter M., 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Country life--Minnesota--Side Lake Region (Lake).

Country life.

Side Lake Region (Minn.)--Social life and customs.

Side Lake Region (Minn.).

Side Lake Region (Minn.)--Biography.

Leschak, Peter M., 1951-.

Leschak, Peter M.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Chronicle of life in the North Woods

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After a brief taste of urban life, and convinced that nothing equaled the formidable challenge of life in the heart of the vast woods, Peter M. Leschak returned to northern Minnesota. Letters from Side Lake chronicles the marvelous range of adventures and reflections-described with thoughtfulness and humor-springing from his pioneer-like existence. In Leschak's unique voice and beautifully crafted style, Letters from Side Lake captures the great pleasures and rugged feats and hardships of North Woods living.

Contents:

Contents; 1. The Emerald City; 2. Log Walls, Big Dipper; 3. Battleground; 4. A Gift of Ice; 5. Fire!; 6. Beasts of Burden; 7. The Quest and the Kill; 8. Telling Tales; 9. Wide-Screen Window; 10. The Pitfalls of Self-Reliance; 11. Firewood Follies; 12. Chinook; 13. Other Waters; 14. The Incomplete Angler; 15. The Dark Side of Nature; 16. Surprises; 17. October Tale

Notes:

Portions of this work originally appeared in somewhat different form in TWA ambassador, Minnesota monthly, and Twin cities.

Originally published: New York : Perennial Library, c1987.

ISBN:

0-8166-8502-9

OCLC:

476096211