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Lädt ... Return to Wake Robin: One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resortsvon Marnie O. Mamminga
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Nothing deep, but memories of a north woods cabin based on the author's experiences and tidbits she's found from her parents and grandparents. I liked the stories of summers spent on the lake and can relate - having spent time at Northern Wisconsin lake homes myself. Some of this book might be a little too rose-colored-glasses for some people, and I did think Mamminga harped a bit too much on the "it was so cool then but now it's all gone" theme. Change is inevitable and if she wanted to do a more in-depth look at how this particular lake (or the Hayward area, or Northern Wisconsin) has changed in comparison to the rest of the world, I'd read it. Certainly it's a shorter, easier drive from Chicagoland to Hayward than in the 1950's, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Overall, it was fun reading about how her family spent vacations in the north woods. ( ) Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Five generations of Marnie O. Mamminga's family have been rejuvenated by times together in Wisconsin's Northwoods. In a series of evocative remembrances accompanied by a treasure trove of vintage family photos, Mamminga takes us to Wake Robin, the cabin her grandparents built in 1929 on Big Spider Lake near Hayward, on land adjacent to Moody's Camp. Along the way she preserves the spirit and cultural heritage of a vanishing era, conveying the heart of a place and the community that gathered there. Bookended by the close of the logging era and the 1970s shift to modern lake homes, condos, and Jet Skis, the 1920s to 1960s period covered in these essays represents the golden age of Northwoods camps and cabins-a time when retreats such as Wake Robin were the essence of simplicity. In Return to Wake Robin, Mamminga describes the familiar cadre of fishing guides casting their charm, the camaraderie and friendships among resort workers and vacationers, the call of the weekly square dance, the splash announcing a perfectly executed cannonball, the lodge as gathering place. By tracing the history of one resort and cabin, she recalls a time and experience that will resonate with anyone who spent their summers Up North-or wishes they had. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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