![]() “The Hungry Coast: Fables From the North Shore of Minnesota,” by Marlais Olstead Brand, woodcuts by Noah Prinsen (local artist). Short stories that show the range of lifestyles and histories of the people on the North Shore. “North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast,” by Chel Anderson (local ecologist) and Adelheid Fischer. Has the substance of a textbook, but reads in a friendly and fascinating narrative. Gwen Danfelt, manager of Drury Lane Books in Grand Marais - that tiny bookstore right on the water, right next door to the tiny doughnut shop - has come up with a list of books to put your mind Up North even if you can’t be there yourself. Up North in the summer? Time to read “Consolations of the Forest,” French writer Sylvain Tesson’s memoir about living for a winter in a hut in the Siberian taiga.īut sometimes I like to read books that take place where I am. ![]() Sometimes I like to read books that are set as far away from where I am as possible. (For rainy days, for evenings, for lazy days, and because it is simply wrong to go anywhere without a book.) ![]() When I head up the North Shore, I go to hike, but I bring a stack of books to read, as well. ![]() It’s full summer, and if you’re stuck in the city you are likely dreaming of Up North.Īnd if you’re Up North, the rest of us are jealous. ![]()
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