When the Alstage Mining Company proposes a frac sand mine in the small Ames County village of Link Lake, events quickly escalate to a crisis. Business leader Marilyn Jones of the Link Lake Economic Development Council heads the pro-mine forces, citing needed jobs and income for the county. Octogenarian Emily Higgins and other Link Lake Historical Society members are aghast at the proposed mine location in the community park, where a huge and ancient bur oakāthe historic Trail Marker Oakāhas stood since it pointed the way along an old Menominee trail. Reluctantly caught in the middle of the fray is Ambrose Adler, a reclusive, retired farmer with a secret.
Soon the fracas over frac sand attracts some national attention, including that of Stony Field, the pen name of a nationally syndicated columnist. Will the village board vote to solve their budget problems with a cut of the mining profits? Will the mine create real jobs for local folks? Will Stony Field come to the village to lead protests against the mine? And will defenders of the Trail Marker Oak literally draw a battle line in the sand?
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1. Ambrose Adler
- 2. Marilyn Jones
- 3. Emily Higgins
- 4. Fred and Oscar
- 5. Ambrose Adler
- 6. Marilyn and Stony Field
- 7. Link Lake Historical Society
- 8. Cemetery Walk
- 9. Ambrose, Ranger, and Buster
- 10. Marilyn Jones
- 11. Economic Development Council
- 12. Ambrose and Gloria
- 13. Historical Society Meeting
- 14. When Ambroseās Life Changed
- 15. Ambrose and Stony Field
- 16. Bank Robbery Reenactment
- 17. Village Board Vote
- 18. Fred and Oscar
- 19. Ambroseās Reaction
- 20. Editorās Response
- 21. Ambrose and Ranger
- 22. Karl Adams
- 23. Karl at the Eat Well
- 24. Karl and Marilyn
- 25. Vegetable Stand
- 26. Karl and Emily
- 27. Fourth of July
- 28. First Protestors
- 29. Free Wi-Fi
- 30. Supper Club Remodeling
- 31. Trail Marker Oak Days
- 32. Lake Coffee Bar
- 33. Busy Summer
- 34. Thresheree
- 35. Problem Solved
- 36. Arrest the Protestors
- 37. Oscar, Fred, and the Protestors
- 38. Donāt Give Up
- 39. Explosion
- 40. Reaction
- 41. Perpetrators
- 42. Emergency Meeting
- 43. Cooling Off
- 44. Quiet Time
- 45. Karl Adams
- 46. Dry Weather
- 47. Storm
- 48. Aftermath
- 49. Storm Stories
- 50. Another Drilling Machine
- 51. Eat Well CafƩ
- 52. Meeting
- 53. Stony and Ambrose
- 54. Revelation
- 55. Eagle Party
- 56. Phone Calls
- 57. Los Angeles Journal
- 58. Reaction
- 59. Billy Baxter Responds
- 60. Overrun with Attention
- 61. Karl and Gloria
- 62. Barn Fire
- 63. Reacquainted
- 64. Memorial Service
- 65. Trail Marker Oak
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