Enjoying the wonders of the Boundary Waters
Published on May 7, 2024 at 2:26pm EDT | Author: henningmaster
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The Minnesota Historical Society Press’s book “Sadie Braves the Wilderness” written by Yvonne Pearson and illustrated by Karen Ritz is our featured book of the week.
Yvonne Pearson is a big fan of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. This book opens up to images of a lighthouse, the Silver Creek Cliff, Betty’s Pies along with the BWCA WIlderness sign, all illustrated by Karen Ritz. This book is written from the perspective of the child with a great opening line of “We drove for a hundred hours past a lake called Superior. It was as big as the ocean.”
By page two of this book I was giggling because the next line is spot on and again, from the kids point of view. To know the next line, I ask that you take a visit up here to the Henning Public School library and take a look at this book for yourself.
Riding in the car with children for long trips is an adventure in itself. Taking a child canoeing at the Boundary Waters is a whole other expedition. The illustrations in this book are very lifelike and the colors used are so natural. If you are thinking of taking your children or grandchildren on an adventure this summer, you’ll want to read this book first. We’ve taken several trips with our children over the years and I always keep a notebook tracking different things. I like to know the miles in between stops, the amount of gas we get as well as the cost per gallon.
On a trip to Disneyland in the car, we left at four in the morning. We were not 25 miles down the road when the first child asked if we were there yet and we still had to cross four more states to get to where we were going. Get outside in Otter Tail County and enjoy the spring. Even though the Henning library will not be open during the summer months due to the construction happening inside the building, we will keep bringing you articles on the new books you’ll be able to read starting in the fall.
“This project has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society.”