Hemingway Presentation Coming Up May 15 at the Pigeon River Country Discovery Center

Dianna Stampfler May 2, 2024 fishing, hemingway, hunting, michigan, pigeon river, Pigeon River Country, Pine Barrens, Sturgeon River

Ernest Hemingway’s time in northern Michigan will be the subject of a presentation on May 15, from 6 to 8 pm. The Pigeon River Country Discovery Center has invited Chris Struble, President of the Michigan Hemingway Society, to discuss the influence Northern Michigan and the Pigeon River Country (PRC) area had on Hemingway. The presentation will be at the Discovery Center, located in the heart of the PRC.

Eager to continue healing his physical and emotional wounds from World War I, Hemingway gathered friends to join him in several camping and fishing trips in the PRC area, which he called “the Pine Barrens.” He and his friends also roamed and fished the Pigeon River and Sturgeon Rivers. When Hemingway left Michigan in 1921, he carried the PRC in his memory and it impacted his writing, especially the collection of the Nicks Adams stories. These sketches illustrate the fine line between fiction and many of the real-life events that Hemingway experienced during his summers spent on Walloon Lake and surrounding areas, including the PRC.

Registration is required to attend this event free event. Go to www.pigeonriverdiscoverycenter.org (and click on the “Events” tab). You will find the rest of this year’s Community Event Series on the website, as well.

The Pigeon River Country Discovery Center is located behind the DNR Headquarters building in the Pigeon River Country State Forest, east of Vanderbilt. The Center is located in an historic 1935 Civilian Conservation Corp-built log cabin. Discovery Center exhibits highlight the forest’s history, varied forms of recreation and the unique management that preserves its wild character. Regular hours are May – October on Saturdays from 10 – 4 and Sundays from 12 – 4. Admission is free. The Discovery Center and its programs are the result of a partnership between the Discovery Center, the Department of Natural Resources and Huron Pines. For more information, go to www.pigeonriverdiscoverycenter.org.