"Isle Royale's Open Seasons" by Greg M. Romaneck
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ISBN : 978-1-60264-134-1, softcover, $13.95. . Isle Royale National Park sits in the northern reaches of Lake Superior. There,in this isolated setting, a remote ecosystem co-exists beside the chilleddepths of the largest freshwater lake in the New World. Isle Royale is home towolves and moose who engage in a dance of death on a daily basis. Loons callfrom the inland lakes and along Superior’s shoreline. At night, the clear skiesreveal the depths of the Milky Way. This is a place to hike and dream. Thepoetry of this landscape and its residents resounds for the few travelers whomake the trek to this isolated wilderness during the three seasons when thepark remains open. Isle Royale’s Open Seasons provides readers a cycle of poemswritten in this beautiful Northwoods setting. Readers will encounter the shapes,sounds, and emotions that this park can offer to an observant visitor. Inreading these poems individuals who have visited Isle Royale may well recognizefamiliar places. For those unfamiliar with Isle Royale, this cycle of poemsoffers insights into not just one place, but life as large as well. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Greg M. Romaneck has visited Isle Royale over 15 times. In those trips he hashad the opportunity to hike virtually every mile of trails on the island whileaccumulating almost 1000 miles of travel by foot in the park. Greg is theauthor of 12 books and hundreds of articles on a wide range of subjectsincluding Civil War history, Buddhism, backpacking, leadership, education, andself-improvement. This is Greg’s third book dealing with Isle Royale NationalPark and represents his close affiliation with this remote place. Greg iscurrently employed as the Director of Human Resources for Batavia SchoolDistrict in Batavia, Illinois. Greg resides in DeKalb, Illinois along with hiswife, Jane. Jane and Greg have three children- Kyle, Erin, and Colin. Login to review this product