Review of SISTER LUMBERJACK by Vickie Smith

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Vickie Smith kindly agreed to let me repost her blog from my book Launch for Sister Lumberjack.  She surprised me with a visit at last week’s book signing at Fitger’s Book Store in Duluth. It’s always fun to find readers who like my work. Click on this link for the full review. Thanks Vickie! Book […]

Events

Candace Simar Book Club

Events Upcoming Appearances July 9-12 7+ Lag Stevne and Landings Lag  Austin, MN  Presenter Friday 10am and Friday 1pm July 14, 2025  Perennial Pages Bookshoppe  Ackley, Iowa 530pm July 17, 2025  Daughters of Norway Convention presenter Sioux Falls SD August 2, 2025 Aber Days at Fort Abercrombie Historical Site August 9, 2025  Hackensack Book Festival […]

Another Wonderful Week of Camp Candace

I just returned from the Spirituality Center at the College of Saint Benedict in Saint Joseph, MN. About a dozen writing friends and I rent the entire center, hire our favrotie writing professor, Sheila O’Connor, and have a wonderful week of studying the writing craft. We split the costs, bring our own food, and put […]

Candace Simar April Events

There’s still time to get in on “Sister Lumberjack” events for April! I look forward to being at Victor Lundeen Company Cherry Street Books LLC Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery on #independentbookstoreday with Jeanne Cooney, Author Little Falls Public Library Upsala Public Library Come and get your signed copy! #historical #historicalbooks #independentbookstore #bookstores #independentbookstores […]

Pencil To Paper: Write Your Way Through Winter Workshop Series

Registration Now OPEN! Pencil to Paper 2024: Write Your Way Through Winter Just as musicians practice scales to improve their overall performance, so writers study the components of writing craft to create dynamic prose. Join this year’s Pencil to Paper zoom classes to study the writing craft and take your writing to the next level. […]

Norway’s Syttende Mai, Constitution Day

May 17 is Norway’s Syttende Mai, Constitution Day, to celebrate Norway’s independence from Sweden. It is a national holiday where everyone wears bunads and waves Norwegian flags in parades across the nation. Many Sons of Norway groups in the U.S. also celebrate with special foods and activities. I’m hoping to find a lutefisk dinner this […]

Cold Spring Historical Society and Library Event

Cold Spring Historical Society and Library Event

On March 8, 2023, I presented a program at Cold Spring, Minnesota, sponsored by the Cold Spring Library and Historical Society. My topic? The Rocky Mountain Locust Plagues of the 1870s. I stumbled upon this most interesting chapter of history while researching ABERCROMBIE TRAIL and POMME DE TERRE. It felt natural to continue this series […]

Writer’s Retreat with Candace Simar

Candace Simar Writing Retreat

About a dozen writer friends and I spent a delightful three days at the Baymont Inn in Baxter, MN. We accomplished our objective of encouraging each other and breaking up the winter doldrums. Represented were mystery writers, historical novelists, non-fiction writers, travel writers, journalists, poets, and children’s book writers. We each brought 3-5 pages to […]

Opening Day at Fort Abercrombie Historical Site

Grassy Hill with Forest Below

I’m invited to Fort Abercrombie’s opening day for their 2023 season. It’s always fun with Civil War reenactors drilling and firing the cannon. Fort historians offer golf-cart tours for a small fee. The museum is filled with artifacts of the six-week siege in 1862. The history comes alive. Opening day is an excellent time to […]

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