2010 Calendar: All original photography of the Labrador Retrievers, at BWCA Labs in Ely, MN. Black & Yellow Labs, Adults & Pups, plus the beautiful area they call home. With a surprise... More > ending on page 14 (for the calendars month of Jan 2011)< Less
A 2009 Calendar with pictures of Yellow and Black Adult Labrador Retrievers that are a part of the purebred breeding kennel for the AKC Registered JOLOR Labs called BOUNDARY WATERS LABRADORS in Ely,... More > Minnesota. Also see our website: http://www.bwcalabs.com< Less
Each year, more than 250,000 people visit the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota. Every visitor finds different rewards in the canoe country. The stories, essays and... More > poems in this chapbook celebrate those unique experiences, from morning coffee on a rock at water's edge to paddling remote lakes to eating dinner as the sun goes down over distant shores.< Less
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is full of stories. Those who have explored its vast network of lakes and rivers know that canoe country is a place to forge connections with nature, friends... More > and family, and ourselves. It is a place for solitude and adventure, for the challenge of paddling and portaging, and respite from the hectic modern world.
The stories in this chapbook reflect the experiences of people who know and love the wilderness. Contained in these works are the call of loons, the hard work of fighting a headwind, and the utter silence of a Boundary Waters evening after the wind has died and you can only sit in awe at the water’s edge.
Slip The Firegrate Review into your back pocket or your canoe pack, read it in the tent on a remote lake or on the bus when you need to get away for a few moments.
Enjoy the tales – we will see you around the firegrate.< Less
With these poems, I hope to get some of those words out, words not only from Ober but also from me – a tree-hugging wilderness lover who has canoed the boundary waters region for more than 30... More > years and whose enthusiasm for language, writing, teaching, and life knows no boundaries. --Stephen Wilbers
Proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation.< Less
With these poems, I hope to get some of those words out, words not only from Ober but also from me – a tree-hugging wilderness lover who has canoed the boundary waters region for more than 30... More > years and whose enthusiasm for language, writing, teaching, and life knows no boundaries. --Stephen Wilbers
Proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation.< Less
The Ely Mn Nature Photobook is a photo study of the North side of Armstrong Lake. A mile outside of ELY MINNESOTA. One of the most beautiful places in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and the world.
Two girls are camping the the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Northern Minnesota. They encounter talking fish, a bad bird, and a Bluejay (bacon bird) orchestra. The orchestra played and sang the... More > following song that made the girls eager to go to the Tofte Dump. “On the shore of lake Superior
Is a place of much renown,
It’s not the shops or history or …?
But the dump just west of town.
All who travel
To this northern shore,
On a narrow road of gravel,
The Tofte Dump must explore.
Wonder, as I’m sure you must,
Why all from far or near,
On a long road of pits and dust,
To the Tofte dump must appear.
Go to www.lulu.com/bobspreng for more Bob Spreng stories< Less
Two girls are camping the the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Northern Minnesota. They encounter talking fish, a bad bird, and a Bluejay (bacon bird) orchestra. The orchestra played and sang the... More > following song that made the girls eager to go to the Tofte Dump. “On the shore of lake Superior
Is a place of much renown,
It’s not the shops or history or …?
But the dump just west of town.
All who travel
To this northern shore,
On a narrow road of gravel,
The Tofte Dump must explore.
Wonder, as I’m sure you must,
Why all from far or near,
On a long road of pits and dust,
To the Tofte dump must appear.
Go to www.lulu.com/bobspreng for more Bob Spreng stories< Less
