Letters From Side Lake

A Chronicle of Life in the North Woods

Peter M. Leschak

• Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9780816685028
• Year: 1992

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. "Letters from Side Lake is a celebration. Leschak revels in what he loves the best: the beauty of the north woods; the sweep of Andromeda across a black sky; the sleek thrust of his canoe slicing across a mirror-flat lake; and the simplicity of small-town life." -Washington Post Book World "A vivid, engaging book by a talented writer." -New York Times Book Review

Table of 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