The Secrets of the Jack Pines is the amusing yet riveting true story of a Finnish-Canadian girl growing up on the outskirts of a small Northern Ontario town in the 1950's and 60's. Light-hearted, honest and forthcoming, the author recounts her adventures and the antics of her sister, brothers and colorful neighborhood characters. She will make you laugh and cry, and leave you in awe at the resilience of children as she draws you into the struggles of living and triumphing in spite of family mental illness and alcohol abuse.

Breezes traveling across its large expanse cool the skin. The scream of a bald eagle as it sweeps a salmon from Agawa Bay slices the fog. The fragrance of untouched places permeates the boreal forest. August blackberries are bittersweet. Photographer Bruce Montagne finds a dimension of the lake rarely observed, the intangible one. The journey has been long and unpredictable. What started out as simple excursions to the region became a quest to unravel its hidden themes, the secrets of Lake Superior. The resulting images flow from quiet and contemplative to breathtaking and grand. Montagne invites all of us to discover Lake Superior through this intimate experience.

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