Category: Articles and Columns by George Vukelich
Milwaukee Journal 10-14-56: Great Lakes Steamboaters: Proud Rebels
George’s varying experiences as a young man showed up in his short stories, early articles and his novel, Fisherman’s Beach. His experience in the merchant marine, and working on an oar boat on the Great Lakes was a big part of his life. Here is an early article for the…
Isthmus 5-14-82: Gordon MacQuarrie
Even if you don’t hunt, Gordon MacQuarrie is a wonderful writer and is worth having on your bookshelf. When he was presented with the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters award, Gordon MacQuarrie said it was one of the greatest honors he ever received. I think he felt that…
Isthmus 12-5-80: Helen
This wonderful column about his wife Helen can also be found on p.171 of North Country Notebook, Vol. I.
December 1991 – Pages from a North Country Notebook
Three North Country Notebook columns together in one place. All three of these columns appear in the ‘Through the Ice’ chapter of North Country Notebook, vol. I.
Summer 1984 – Walking Up the Mountain
Prime Times was a magazine aimed at an older audience. This is a reflective essay about getting older and has some interesting paragraphs about his father, who he called The Old Man. George used to say that he tried to put into words what he thinks his father would have…
Wisconsin Tales and Trails Summer 1971: Mel Ellis of Little Lakes
George and his son Vince visited Mel Ellis at Little Lakes in 1971. He talked about this interview in his column in the Wisconsin Outdoor Journal from August, 1988 which you can read here.
Isthmus 9-10-93: Writing Under the Inspiration (The Hungry Poet #7)
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