Back of Beyond: A Memoir from the North Woods

by Susanne Schuler

Overview

A memoir of the North Woods, this lovely little book follows the creation of a family resort and the lives of two sisters growing up near Ely, Minnesota.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780979217500
Publisher:	Cloquet River Press
Publication date:	06/10/2014
Pages:	154
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.36(d)

Editorial Reviews

"Although members of the Kobe family wanted to name their new Northwoods resort The Back of Beyond, wiser heads prevailed and left history with a more optimistic Buena Vista. Susanne Kobe Schuler writes an entertaining and moving account of family life at the resort her family established on Bear Island Lake in 1940 and ran for nearly 15 years. Kobe's stories of harvesting ice in winter to use in summer, doing the family wash from a rowboat and waiting out harrowing lake storms and blizzards bring back a bygone lifestyle with loving vividness."

Minnesota Literature

"The story is full of colorful details...It allows the reader to laugh at childish pranks, to see a parent's worry..., to get a glimpse of a time when "toys" were what was found at hand and Nature was the best companion...The cover alone is irresistible..."

Lake County News-Chronicle

"This is not so much a book as a time capsule filled with days from a pleasant past...There is no overriding plot or conclusion. The book is, like life, a collection of pearls strung together to create a completed necklace...This book shows that it doesn't take a drama or a trauma to make a good tale worth reading. Simple and good times are worth saving and savoring. "

Lake Superior Magazine