The Grand Marais Public Library is pleased to host Timber! Tales of Lumberjacks, Settlers, and Lumber Barons in Northern Minnesota, a history presentation by local author Susan Hawkinson, from 3:30-4:30 PM, on Friday, April 11. 

Timber! was the sound that echoed throughout the forest of northern Minnesota at the turn of the 19th century when lumber barons, harvesting white pine, opened up Minnesota's Northwoods to settlement. Join Susan Hawkinson as she tells the raucous and entertaining lumberjack and settler stories and the equally astounding tales of the Joyce lumber baron family from her co-authored book, Timber Connections: The Joyce Lumber Story, a past Minnesota Book Award finalist. 

Susan Hawkinson’s presentation includes a chance for one attendee at each library event to win a copy of her book Timber Connections! This program is one hour long and is appropriate for high school students and adults.

This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF).

In other events, Let’s Plant Trees will be coming to present their forestry initiative at the library on April 18 from 5-6 PM. Check out this and all of our other upcoming events on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/grandmaraislibrary