Her Island is a new book by local author Joe Friedrichs that shares the story of Janice Matichuk, the longest-serving ranger in the history of Quetico Provincial Park. Located near the end of Minnesota’s iconic Gunflint Trail, Quetico is the heart of North America’s “canoe country.”
Matichuk first set foot on her island in Quetico in 1985. Tragically, she passed away in August 2020 after she fell ill from brain cancer. Her Island focuses on Matichuk and her time working in Quetico. This is a story about life inside one of North America’s most remote places. It is also a reflection of a woman who broke through barriers and refused to conform to societal norms.
Join author Joe Friedrichs, to learn more about the process of writing Her Island and personal insight into both the book and the longest-serving ranger in the history of Quetico.
Joe Friedrichs, is a resident of Grand Marais and host of WTIP’s Boundary Waters Podcast, a North Shore Community Radio production. He is the author of ‘Her Island: The Story of Quetico’s Longest Serving Interior Ranger,’ which has recently been published by 10,000 Lakes Publishing.
The presentation is free and family friendly – donations are always appreciated.
Masks will be mandatory during the indoor presentation.
