Up to the Lake

I first perused "Up to the Lake" by Tom Hegg while vacationing at my cousin's cottage on a small lake in Northern Wisconsin. Imagine not only my surprise, but also my gratitude in recognizing that distinctive worldview of those who have either grown up near, or on waters. Memories of my childhood came tumbling out with Hegg's carefully worded yet meandering poetry and Warren Hanson's winsome sketches. For anyone who has awakened at dawn, poured a cup of steaming coffee and stepped out on the deck to be greeted with the call of loons and the mystic fog of a North Woods sunrise, this book is must reading.