Both of our Great Lakes, Great Read authors were featured in a free webinar series in late September. All events were held on Zoom and open to the public throughout the Great Lakes Basin area.

Meet our authors: A conversation with Sally Cole-Misch and Joanne Robertson – September 25, 2024
Join us in meeting the authors of this year’s selected titles for our one book, one community program Great Lakes, Great Read. Our children’s selection is Joanne Robertson’s The Water Walker, while our adult selection is Sally Cole-Misch’s The Best Part of Us. Both authors dive into their deep connection with the Great Lakes in this conversation.
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The Best Part of Us, Our Great Lakes, and You: A Conversation with Sally Cole-Misch – October 2, 2024
After a career in Great Lakes policy and environmental communications, Sally translated her life’s work into fiction through her multi-award-winning novel, The Best Part of Us. Watch this interactive conversation to learn about the career and writing experiences that led her to write our 2024-2025 Great Lakes Great Read adult selection, which immerses readers in a breathtaking natural world, a fresh perspective on loyalty, and an exquisite ode to the essential roles that family, nature, and place hold in all of our lives.
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The Water Walker, Nibi and You: A conversation with Joanne Robertson – October 9, 2024
Grandmother Josephine-ba Mandamin – The Water Walker – left millions of footsteps for us to follow in. Her relationship to water, respect for water and our relative’s rights to water were all lovingly demonstrated in her work for Nibi. We’re honored to feature Joanne’s children’s story, inspired by Josephine, as part of this year’s program. We’ll get to know it a little better and be inspired to continue her work for the Great Lakes and Turtle Island in this conversation.
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