Traverse City author Jerry Dennis will appear at the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library on Thursday, September 22^nd at 7:00 pm. /Written on the Water: A Retrospective on 30 years of writing about the Great Lakes, canoeing, fishing, natural history, and northern Michigan/ will offer a glimpse into the author’s life as an independent writer in Northern Michigan. Dennis is internationally acclaimed for his books about nature and the outdoors. He most recently spoke at the Library during TEDxALpenaPublicLibraryLive. His book /The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas /has been a national and regional bestseller and is taught in numerous universities and colleges across the region. His other books include /The Windward Shore/, /A Place on the Water/, /The River Home/, /It’s Raining Frogs and Fishes/, /The Bird in the Waterfall/, /From a Wooden Canoe/, /Canoeing Michigan Rivers/, and, most recently /A Walk In the Animal Kingdom/. Jerry’s essays and short fiction have appeared in publications as varied as The New York Times, Audubon, Smithsonian, Field and Stream, American Way, and Michigan Quarterly Review. For more information visit www.alpenalibrary.org or call (989)356-6188 ext. 25. -- Jessica Luther Development Coordinator Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library 989.356.6188 ext 25