Isle Royale's Open Seasons

Isle Royale National Park sits in the northern reaches of Lake Superior. There, in this isolated setting, a remote ecosystem co-exists beside the chilled depths of the largest freshwater lake in the New World. Isle Royale is home to wolves and moose who engage in a dance of death on a daily basis. Loons call from the inland lakes and along Superior's shoreline. At night, the clear skies reveal the depths of the Milky Way. This is a place to hike and dream. The poetry of this landscape and its residents resounds for the few travelers who make the trek to this isolated wilderness during the three seasons when the park remains open. Isle Royale's Open Seasons provides readers a cycle of poems written in this beautiful Northwoods setting. Readers will encounter the shapes, sounds, and emotions that this park can offer to an observant visitor. In reading these poems individuals who have visited Isle Royale may well recognize familiar places. For those unfamiliar with Isle Royale, this cycle of poems offers insights into not just one place, but life as large as well.