George reads a version of this under the title “Snake Island” on his “Pages from a North Country Notebook” cassette tape released in 1988. The late Rick Murphy produced the tape and composed all of the music.

This column can be found on p. 160 of North Country Notebook, Vol. I. The green book with the map of Thunder Bay on the cover.

This column can be found on p. 80 of North Country Notebook, Vol. II.

This can be found on p. 43 of North Country Notebook Vol. I.

Bill Stokes was interviewed by George in 1985. You can see the article here.

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…

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…

This wonderful column about his wife Helen can also be found on p.171 of North Country Notebook, Vol. I.