Speaking Schedule

Saturday, March 8, 2008, 9 am: "Yes, We Have It Good In America!" Special teacher workshop, Hurley, WI.

The story of Norwegian immigration to the Apostle Islands.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008: Sand Island- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Washburn Historical Museum, Bayfield Street, Washburn, WI.

The recent discovery of two albums filled with historic photos provides a unique glimpse into the life and accompishments of a pioneeringyoung woman.

Thursday, May 15, 2008, 6:30 pm: Voices of Sand Island. Washburn Public Library, Washington Ave., Washburn, WI.

First-person recollections from the fishermen, farmers, lighthouse keepers, and their families who lived side by side to form a self-sufficient community on a remote Lake Superior island.

Monday, June 9, 9 am: Somebody Lived Here!Special program for Elderhostel group, Bayfield Inn, Bayfield, WI.

Dramatic stories of the men and women of Lake Superior's Apostle Islands: lighthouse keepers, pioneer farmers and fishermen, and the Ojibwe people who were there first.

Wednesday, June 18   7 pm:  Lighthouses of the Apostle Islands, at the Bayfield Heritage Association, 30 North Broad Street, Bayfield, WI.

The six light stations of the Apostle Islands make up the nation's finest collection of historic lighthouses. What are lighthouses doing on a lake? What was it like to be a lighthouse keeper or a keeper's wife? What about all those shipwrecks?

Monday, June 23, 9 am: Somebody Lived Here!Special program for Elderhostel group, Bayfield Inn, Bayfield, WI.

Dramatic stories of the men and women of Lake Superior's Apostle Islands: lighthouse keepers, pioneer farmers and fishermen, and the Ojibwe people who were there first.

Wednesday, August 20, 7 pm: Shipwrecks of the Apostles” at the Bayfield Heritage Association, 30 North Broad Street, Bayfield, WI.

Some lived to tell the tale, some were lost to Lake Superior: tales of heroism and tragedy from the waters of the fabled archipelago.

To book an appearance: email bobmack@charter.net

Please check back for more events as they are scheduled.

Leading a nature walk, Fire Island National Seashore, 1987.

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