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"We are reminded we are part of the same mosaic, woven together by time

and place.

 

It is the same wolf sounds, the wallowing moon coming up over the spruce trees that greets us now as it did to those early pioneers coming home from reverie." 

—from Compass Season

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Reflections from the North Shore of Lake Superior & the Canoe Country

Embark on a journey that transcends a simple travelogue, exploring the deep

ties between nature and self-reflection. 

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What Readers Are Saying

40 seasonal short stories and 'a gem of a book." (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)

A quintessential poet.

For fans that enjoy great writing, especially about the Northland." (Cook County News-Herald

"Eloquently written."

(Northern Wild)

If you love exploring and discovering nature and human nature, you'll find Compass Season the perfect guide." (Reader review)

About John Bragstad

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"A former canoe guide in the BWCAW and Canada, John knows the outdoors intimately.

In addition, he spent 25 years as a marriage counselor, and he offers sage, safe, common-sense advice on how to maneuver through troubled waters."

Brian Larsen, Cook County News-Herald

"We do not read poetry

to escape life but to enter

it more fully."

From the North Shore of Lake Superior—Nature's Gentle Wisdom

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