Previous Nominees

Listed by Year of Publication

2020 & 2021

FICTION

American Gospel: A Novel, by Lin Enger, published by University of Minnesota Press
Carnival Lights by Chris Stark, published by Modern History Press
Kulkuri (Vagabond) and Other Short Stories by Mark Munger, published by Cloquet River Press
Rainy Lake Rendezvous by Janet Kay, self-published
The Wolf’s Trail by Thomas D Peacock, published by Holy Cow! Press
Waterfall: A Novel by Mary Casanova, published by University of Minnesota Press
Where the Deer Dream by Sarah Bamford Seidelmann, self-published
Whistling Pirates by Dean L. Hovey, published by BWL Publishing

POETRY

Homes by Moheb Soliman, published by Coffee House Press
PA by Peggy Trojan, Kindle Direct Publishing
Roze & Blud by Jayson Iwen, published by University of Arkansas Press

NONFICTION

100 Things to Do in Minnesota Northwoods Before You Die by Julie Jo Larson
published by Reedy Press
Duluth: An Urban Biography by Tony Dierckins, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Gichigami Hearts: Stories and Histories from Misaabekong by Linda LeGarde Grover, published by University of Minnesota Press
John A Spelman III, Artist and Printmaker: From Appalachia to Minnesota’s North Shore by Scott Husby & Tracey Cullen. published by Cook County Historical Society
Loon Lessons: Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver by James D. Paruk, published by University of Minnesota Press
Minnesota’s Geologist: The Life of Newton Horace Winchell by Sue Leaf, published by University of Minnesota Press
Minnesota’s Natural Heritage: Second edition by John R. Tester, Susan M. Galatowitsch, Rebecca Montgomery, John J. Moriarity, published by University of Minnesota Press
The Rare and Remarkable: Stories from the Past by Cheryl Reitan writer/editor with 10 students and 1 staff member contributors, University of Minnesota Duluth
The Science of Stephen King by Meg Hafdahl & Kelly Florence, published by Skyhorse Publishing

MEMOIR

A Private Wilderness: The Journals of Sigurd F. Olson by Sigurd F. Olson (deceased), edited by David Backes, published by University of Minnesota Press
Duck and Cover by Mark Munger, published by Cloquet River Press
If I Felt Alone by Elaine Osborne, published by Page Publishing
The View From Split Rock: A Lighthouse Keeper’s Life by Lee Radzak with Curt Brown, published by Minnesota Historical Society Press

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

A Common Thirst Gary Boelhower author, Sarah Brokke Erickson illustrator, published by Beaver’s Pond Press
Begin with a Bee by Liza Ketchum, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Phyllis Root; illustrations by Claudia McGehee, published by University of Minnesota Press
Big Yellow: Firefighting Superstar Polly Carlson-Voiles author, Consie Powell illustrator, published by Legacy Bound
Do You Hoot? by Richard Hoeg, published by 365 Days of Birds Press
Little Loon Finds His Voice Yvonne Pearson, author; Regina Shklovsky illustrator, published by The Collective Book Studio
One Summer Up North by John Owens, published by University of Minnesota Press
Ruby Hears a Knock! Susan Larson Kidd, author; Richard Hoeg, photographer, published by Happy Endings Publishing
Secrets of the Loon Laura Purdie Salas, author; Chuck Dayton, illustrator,published by Minnesota Historical Society Press
Sunken by Kathy Growth. published by Lake Superior Publishing
The Fire Thomas D Peacock, author; Anna Granholm, illustrator, published by Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing
The Little People and the Water of Life Ronda Snow, author; Eloy Bida, illustrator, published by Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing
The Littlest Voyager by Margi Preus, published by Margaret Ferguson Books: Holiday House
The Silver Box: An Enchantment Lake Mystery by Margi Preus, published by University of Minnesota Press
Waabooz miinawaa Nigig Liz Grantholm, author, Anna Granholm, illustrator, published by Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing

2019

FICTION

Evidence of V: a Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions by Sheila O’Connor, Rose Metal Press
In the Night of Memory: a Novel by Linda LeGarde Grover, University of Minnesota Press
Jack & the Ghost by Chan Poling, illustrated by Lucy Michell, University of Minnesota Press
Kotimaa: Homeland by Mark Munger, Cloquet River Press
Lester’s Gift by Pat McGauley, PJM Publishing

POETRY

Hawks on High: Everyday Miracles in a Hawk Ridge Season by Phil Fitzpatrick, illustrated by Penny Perry, Savage Press
To Gather a Seed by Stephen Dahl, Snow Bunting Books
Where Your House is Now: New and Selected Prose Poems by Louis Jenkins, Nodin Press

NONFICTION

Grandfather’s Blood Memories and Unbroken Spirit by Sharon Doolittle Shuck, Tarpaper Shack Press
Learnin’ in Hermann: History of Hermantown Schools 1874-1938 by Delaine Carlson, Bette Grussendorf, Hermantown Historical Society Press
Superior Perspectives: Views of Lake Superior from Park Point by Paul Treuer, Nodin Press
Taconite, New Life for Minnesota’s Iron Range: the History of Erie Mining Company by Erie Mining Company, multiple authors, Donning Company Publishers, St. Louis County Historical Society
The Trial of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Eyewitness Accounts from the U.S. Coast Guard Hearings by Michael Schumacher, University of Minnesota Press
Walking the Old Road: a People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe by Staci Lola Drouillard, University of Minnesota Press

MEMOIR

Dylan & Me: 50 Years of Adventures by Louie Kemp, WestRose Press
Rooted in Rocky Soil: a Mostly Peaceful Life Interrupted by Moments of Something Else Entirely by Ray Thielbar, Rose Thielbar, Electric Moon Publishing
Tucker Lake Chronicle: Thirteen Months in the North Woods by Joan Crosby, Nodin Press

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Canoeman Joe by Robin Radcliffe, illustrated by Consie Powell, Green Writers Press
Emma Bee by Pamela Fish Carlson, illustrated by Tessa Carlson, Beaver’s Pond Press
The Forever Sky by Thomas Peacock, illustrated by Annette S. Lee, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Hundredth Day Disaster by Bridget Reistad, illustrated by Brian Barber, Beaver’s Pond Press
Johnny’s Pheasant by Cheryl Minnema, illustrated by Julie Flett, University of Minnesota Press
The Lost Forest by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Betsy Bowen, University of Minnesota Press
Snowy’s Search for Color! text and photography by Richard Hoeg, 365 Days of Birds Press
Where is Smelly Ann Skunk? by Chris Thillen, illustrated by Janet Hill, Sister Crow Books
Where We Run: a Dog Sledding Story written and illustrated by K.M. Allen, Legacy Bound

2018

FICTION

Beginnings: The Homeward Journey of Donovan Manypenny by Thomas D. Peacock, Holy Cow! Press
Laurentian Divide: A Novel by Sarah Stonich, University of Minnesota Press
Mist O’er the Voyageur by Naomi Much, Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas/Smitten Imprint
The Sisters by Janet Kay, World Castle Publishing
Treacherous Waters: The Chronicles of an Unlikely Voyageur byNikki Rajala, self published
Waiting by Pat McGauley, PJM Publishing

POETRY

All that Matters: Collected Poems 2010-2018 by Peggy Trojan, Create Space (self published)
The Mirrormaker: Poems by Brian Laidlaw, Milkweed Editions
Nordic Accordion: Poems in a Scandinavian Mood by Bart Sutter, Nodin Press
To Keep Him Hidden by Ryan Vine, Salmon Poetry
Waters Deep: A Great Lakes Poetry Anthology, edited by Crystal S. Gibbins, Michelle Menting, Split Rock Review
The Way She Told Her Story by Diane Jarvenpa, New Rivers Press
Wild Verge: Poems by Lynette Reini-Grandell, Holy Cow! Press

NONFICTION

Climate Change: Musings and Studies from Lake Superior’s North Shore by Katya Gordon, self-published
Gichi Bitobig, Grand Marais: Early Accounts of the Anishinaabeg and the North Shore Fur Trade by Timothy Cochrane, University of Minnesota Press
Gunflint Burning: Fire in the Boundary Waters by Cary J. Griffith, University of Minnesota Press
Hellfire in Hermantown: The 1918 Forest Fires and How They Affected Hermantown by Connie Jacobson, Savage Press
Naturally Brewed, Naturally Better: The Historic Breweries of Duluth & Superior by Tony Dierckins, Pete Clure, Zenith City Press
Searching for Minnesota’s Native Wildflowers: A Guide for Beginners, Botanists, and Everyone in Between by Phyllis Root, photographs by Kelly Povo, University of Minnesota Press
Thomson Township’s Night of Terror: The Great 1918 Fire by C. Philip Johnson, Rodney Ikola, Davis Helberg, Savage Press
Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company by C. Roger Pellett, Wayne State University Press

MEMOIR AND CREATIVE NONFICTION

Don’t Quit Your Day Job: The Adventures of a Midlist Author by Michael Fedo, Holy Cow! Press
Iron and Water: My Life Protecting Minnesota’s Environment by Grant J. Merritt, University of Minnesota Press
Sawbill: A Search for Place by Jennifer Case, University of New Mexico Press

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Big Fish Dreams by Lori Fisher Peelen, illustrated by Consie Powell, Curious Cat Books
Hey There Mr. Owl! by Susan Larson Kidd, illustrated by Richard Hoeg, Happy Endings Publishing
Hush Hush, Forest by Mary Casanova, illustrated by Nick Wroblewski, University of Minnesota Press
The Mukluk Ball by Katharine Johnson, illustrated by Alicia Schwab, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Where I Fly: A Hockey Story written and illustrated by K.M. Allen, Curious Cat Books
A Young Girl’s Dream written and illustrated by Carla Anne Arneson,Raven Productions, Inc.

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

Chinese-ness by Wing Young Huie, Minnesota Historical Society Press
St. Croix & Namekagon Rivers: The Enduring Gift by Walter F. Mondale and Craig Blacklock, photographs by Craig Blacklock, Blacklock Photography Galleries

2017

FICTION

The Broken Key by Paul Kilgore, MPC Books
Can Murder Be Justified? by Harvey Dahline, self published
Family Trees: A Pine County Mystery by Dean Hovey, Moose Town Press
Going Coastal: An Anthology of Lake Superior Short Stories by Lake Superior Writers, North Star Press
Once in a Blue Moon Lodge: a Novel by Lorna Landvik, University of Minnesota Press
Rare Birds by Kathleen Novak, Permanent Press
Stories for a Lost Child by Carter Meland, Michigan State University Press

POETRY

Blue Window: Poems by Deborah Gordan Cooper byDeborah Gordon Cooper, Clover Valley Press, LLC
Hugging the Rock: Poems of Earth & Sky, Love & War by Eric Chandler,Middle West Press
Naming Rites: Poems by Gary Boelhower, Holy Cow! Press
Now/Here: Poems by Crystal Spring Gibbins, Holy Cow! Press

NONFICTION

Border Country: the Northwoods Canoe Journals of Howard Greene, 1906-1916, Martha Greene Phillips – editor, University of Minnesota Press
Duluth’s Historic Parks: Their First 160 Years by Nancy S. Nelson, Tony Dierckins, Zenith City Press
Flames of Discontent: the 1916 Minnesota Iron Ore Strike by Gary Kaunonen, University of Minnesota Press
Little Minnesota in World War II: The Stories Behind 140 Fallen Heroes from Minnesota’s Littlest Towns by Jill A. Johnson, Deane L. Johnson, Adventure Publications
Miles Lord: the Maverick Judge Who Brought Corporate America to Justice by Roberta Walburn, University of Minnesota Press
Native Echoes: Listening to the Spirit of the Land by Kent Nerburn, Wolf nor Dog Books
Practicing Retirement: What I Learned About Retirement Without Making it Official by Patrick Mathias, self published
Seasons in Pine City by Mary Anderson, Mike Gainor, Dale Kuzel, Margaret Marty, self published
The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman, Beth Dooley, University of Minnesota Press.
World War II Shipbuilding in Duluth and Superior by Gerald Sandvick, Arcadia Publishing

MEMOIR

Deep Woods, Wild Waters by Douglas Wood, University of Minnesota Press
Getting Piper: the Strange Account of Raising Our Last Lab Puppy byPatrick Mathias, self published
Gift from the Garden byBernie DuBois, Trellis Publishing, Inc.
Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year byLinda LeGarde Grover, University of Minnesota Press
Swimming with Elephants: My Unexpected Pilgrimage from Physician to Healer by Sarah Bamford Seidelmann, Conari Press
The Forever Girl by David Pagel, Harold I. Stevens, Megalith Press

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

At the Cabin: In the Woods by the Lake Up North by Cheryl Weibye Wilke, illustrated by Rebecca Stouffer, Raven Productions, Inc.
Bubble Wrap Girl by Kari van Wakeren, illustrated by CA Nobens, Beaver’s Pond Press
But That Is Not Me! by Susan Larson Kidd, photographs by Richard Hoeg, self published
The Clue in the Trees: an Enchantment Lake Mystery by Margi Preus, University of Minnesota Press
Dead Man’s Rapids by William Durbin, Barbara Durbin, University of Minnesota Press
Grandpa Alan’s Sugar Shack by Alan Page, Kamie Page, illustrated by David Geister, Page Education Foundation
Sadie Braves the Wilderness by Yvonne Pearson, illustrated by Karen Ritz, Minnesota Historical Society
Seven Ways to Trick a Troll by Lise Lunge Larsen, illustrated by Kari Vick, University of Minnesota Press

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

Winds & Currents: Native American Stories by Joan Henrik, Holy Cow! Press
* Recognition only – due to one nomination there will be no winner or honorable mention in this category.

2016

FICTION

A Notion of Pelicans by Donna Salli, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
An Iron Fist, Two Harbors by Dennis Herschbach, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Black Otter Bay by Vincent Wyckoff, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Eva’s Family: Three Generations of Farmers by Linda A. Hatinen, self-published
Fire in the Village: New and Selected Stories by Anne M. Dunn, illustrated by Annette Humphrey, Holy Cow! Press
Lake Stories & Other Tales by Tim Jollymore, Finns Way Books
The Tao of Nookomis by Thomas D. Peacock, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Wintering by Peter Geye, Alfred A. Knopf

POETRY

Flucht by Michelle Matthees, New Rivers Press
Meridian by Mark Maire, Codhill Press
Seventy Three Summers: Poems in Retrospect by James L. Freeman, Booklocker.com
The Sky Watched: Poems of Ojibwe Lives by Linda LeGarde Grover, Red Mountain Press

NONFICTION

Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims, University of Minnesota Press
Dedication to Duty: Short Stories from 43 Years of Service in Grand Rapids, Minnesota by Harvey Dahline,self-published
Downtown Grand Marais 2nd Edition by Eugene Glader, downtowngrandmarais.com
Ferns & Allies of the North Woods by Joe Walewski, Kollath-Stensaas Publishing
Jay Cooke State Park to Two Harbors: A Walking Guide to the Superior Hiking Trail by Ron Morton and Judy Gibbs, Rockflower Press
Let’s Go Fishing! Fish Tales from the North Woods by Eric Dregni, University of Minnesota Press
Locally Laid: How We Built a Plucky, Industry-Changing Egg Farm – From Scratch by Lucie B. Amundsen, Avery
Making Waves: Grassroots Feminism in Duluth and Superior by Elizabeth Ann Bartlett, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Night Sky with the Naked Eye: How to Find Planets, Constellations, Satellites and Other Night Sky Wonders Without a Telescope by Bob King, Page Street Publishing Co.
Secrets of The Pie Place Cafe: Recipes and Stories Through the Seasons by Kathy Rice, Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc.
The Fighting Frenchman: Minnesota’s Boxing Legend Scott LeDoux by Paul Levy, University of Minnesota Press
What Should a Clever Moose Eat? Natural History, Ecology, and the North Woods by John Pastor, Island Press

MEMOIR

Homemade: Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in Food by Beatrice Ojakangas,University of Minnesota Press
The Contemplative Paddler’s Fireside Companion by Timothy McDonnell, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

A Cloud Came Down and Sat on the Ground by Eileen Eldeen Dvorak, illustrated by Diane May, Archway Publishing
Ice-Out by Mary Casanova, University of Minnesota Press
One North Star: A Counting Book by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Beckie Prange and Betsy Bowen, University of Minnesota Press
Storm’s Coming! Margi Preus, illustrations by David Geister,Minnesota Historical Society Press
The Map Maker’s Choice byMatthew J. Krengel,North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Wake Up, Island by Mary Casanova, woodcuts by Nick Wroblewski, University of Minnesota Press

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

Glensheen: The Official Guide to Duluth’s Historic Congdon Estate, text by Tony Dierckins, photographs by Dennis O’Hara, Zenith City Press
In and Out of Context, photographs by Tim White with excerpts from 21 Northland writers, Tight Squeek Press
Jeffrey T. Larson: Domestic Space by Tweed Museum of Art

2015

FICTION

Beneath the Palisade: Justice, Joel Skelton, Dreamspinner Press
The Deacon’s Demise, Dean L. Hovey, Moose Town Press
Eva’s Way: Trusting God in Trial and Tragedy, Linda Hatinen, CreateSpace
Fishing with RayAnne, Ava Finch, Lake Union Publishing
The Hungry Coast: Fables from the North Shore of Minnesota, Marlais Olmstead Brand, Noah Prinsen, illustrator, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
The Island, Nancy Lee, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Observation Hill, a novel of class and murder, Tim Jollymore, Finns Way Books
Once Were Mountains, Victoria Richards, Beaver’s Pond Press
Preying in Two Harbors, Dennis Herschbach, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
The Ramblings of a Revenant: An Oral History of the Vampires, David Tromblay, Twisted Tree Books
The Ravens, Vidar Sundstol, University of Minnesota Press
Relentless: A Striker Mystery Novel, Marcus Bruning & Jen Wright, Riverfeet Press
The Sacred Seal, Pat McGauley, PJM Publishing
Whispering Pines: Tales from a Northwoods Cabin, Elliott Foster, Wise Ink Creative Publishing

POETRY

Amethyst and Agate: Poems of Lake Superior, edited by Jim Perlman, Deborah Cooper, Mara Hart, Pamela Mittlefehldt, Holy Cow! Press
Chester Creek Ravine, Bart Sutter, Nodin Press
Home Studies, Julie Gard, New Rivers Press
The Stuntman, Brian Laidlaw, Milkweed Editions
What Thread?, Francine Sterle, Red Dragonfly Press
Yoik, Jim Johnson, Red Dragonfly Press

NONFICTION

Chi-mewinzha: Ojibwe Stories from Leech Lake, Dorothy Dora Whipple, edited by Wendy Makoons Geniusz and Brendan Fairbanks, illustrated by Annmarie Geniusz, University of Minnesota Press
The Last Laker, Finding a Wreck Lost in the Great Lakes’ Deadliest Storm, Frederick Stonehouse, Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc.
Minnesota’s Lost Towns: Northern Edition II, Rhonda Fochs, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast Chel Anderson, Adelheid Fischer, University of Minnesota Press
Taconite Dreams: The Struggle to Sustain Mining on Minnesota’s Iron Range, 1915-2000, Jeffrey T. Manuel, University of Minnesota Press
Waterfalls of Minnesota’s North Shore & More: A Guide for Hikers, Sightseers, & Romantics, Eve Wallinga and Gary Wallinga, North Shore Press

MEMOIR

Chi-mewinzha: Ojibwe Stories from Leech Lake, Dorothy Dora Whipple, edited by Wendy Makoons Geniusz and Brendan Fairbanks, illustrated by Annmarie Geniusz, University of Minnesota Press
The Last Laker, Finding a Wreck Lost in the Great Lakes’ Deadliest Storm, Frederick Stonehouse, Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc.
Minnesota’s Lost Towns: Northern Edition II, Rhonda Fochs, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast Chel Anderson, Adelheid Fischer, University of Minnesota Press
Taconite Dreams: The Struggle to Sustain Mining on Minnesota’s Iron Range, 1915-2000, Jeffrey T. Manuel, University of Minnesota Press
Waterfalls of Minnesota’s North Shore & More: A Guide for Hikers, Sightseers, & Romantics, Eve Wallinga and Gary Wallinga, North Shore Press

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Enchantment Lake: A Northwoods Mystery, Margi Preus, University of Minnesota Press
Norman Loves the Lake, Debbie Hoven, Beaver’s Pond Press
North Woods Girl, Aimee Bissonette, illustrated by Claudia McGehee, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Remind Me That I’m Wild, Tera Freese, illustrated by Lindy Kehoe, The Masterkey Press
Who Cooks for You?, written by Katy Jo Turner, illustrated by Melissa Marroquin, Beaver’s Pond Press
Wilder’s Ghost, Diane Bradley, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

Cheng-Khee Chee: The Way of Cheng-Khee Chee: Paintings 1974-2014, curator Peter Spooner, Tweed Museum of Art
Historic Glensheen 1905-1930: Photographs from the Congdon Estate’s First 25 Years, text by Tony Dierckins, Zenith City Press
Portrait of an Artist: Paintings by Sarah M. Brokke, Sarah M. Brokke, Holy Cow! Press

2014

FICTION

Incident at the Bruce Mine Shaft, Stephen M. Ivancic, Monarch Tree Publishing, Inc.
The Last Moran, Pat McGauley, PJM Publishing
Only the Dead, Vidar Sundstol, translated by Tiina Nunnally, University of Minnesota Press
Plover Landing, Marie Zhuikov, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
A River Through Two Harbors, Dennis Herschbach, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
The Road Back to Sweetgrass, Linda LeGarde Grover, University of Minnesota Press
Sins of Our Fathers, Shawn Lawrence Otto, Milkweed Editions
Sukulaiset: The Kindred, Mark Munger, Cloquet River Press
Undeveloped: A Pine County Mystery, Dean L. Hovey, self-published
Voice Lessons: Tales of Breaking Free, Catherine Holm, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Waters Like the Sky: Book 1 – The Chronicles of an Unlikely Voyageur, Agnes Rajala and Nikki Rajala, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.

POETRY

Approaching the Gate, Lynette Reini-Grandell, Holy Cow! Press
Everyday Love, Peggy Trojan, self-published
Night Train Red Dust: Poems of the Iron Range, Sheila Packa, Wildwood River Press
A Skim of Ice on Still Water, Ann Glumac, self-published
Some Measure of Existence, Marjorie Buettner, Red Dragonfly Press

NONFICTION

Backyard Almanac: 365 Days of Northern Natural History, writtern by Larry Weber, illustrated by Judy Gibbs, Stone Ridge Press
Minnesota’s Lost Towns: Northern Edition, Rhonda Fochs, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
More Than Just Ore: The Era That Really Made Ely, David Kess, Ely-Winton Historical Society
Sawdust in Their Blood: 100 Years of the Hedstrom Lumber Co., Jim Boyd, North Shore Press
Talking Sky: Ojibwe Constellations as a Reflection of Life on the Land, Carl Gawboy and Ron Morton, Rockflower Press
Twin Ports by Trolley: The Streetcar Era in Duluth-Superior, Aaron Isaacs, University of Minnesota Press

MEMOIR AND CREATIVE NONFICTION

Annie Comes Home, Bonnie I. Malterer, Maltech Press
One Woman’s Place, Donna Schilling, Lakewalk Press
Rooted in Iron and Ice: Innocent Years on the Mesabi, Gary W. Barfknecht, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Travels and Tribulations: A Coach’s Journey, Bob McDonald and Melody Swenson, W.A. Fisher Printing and Advertising
Zenith City: Stories from Duluth, Michael Fedo, University of Minnesota Press

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

A Bird on My Hand, Mary Bevis, illustrated by Consie Powell, Raven Productions, Inc.
Breath of Wilderness: The Life of Sigurd Olson, Kristin Eggerling, Fulcrum Publishing
Full Wolf Moon: A Lunar Calendar of the Anishinabe, writtern by Cheryl Weibye Wilke, illustrated by Ernest Gillman, McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company
Karner’s Quest for Blue Lupine, Sara Jo Dickens, PhD, illustrated by Nancy Scheibe, Beaver’s Pond Press
The Map Maker’s Quest, Matthew J. Krengel, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Otter Out of Water, Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello, Sleeping Bear Press
Rhoda’s Rock Hunt, Molly Beth Griffin, illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Searching for Raven, Jerry Hines, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Wilder’s Foe, Diane Bradley, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

Is That an Old Camera? 100 View Camera Photos of the North Country, Allen Anway and Ruth Anway, Groundglass Press
The Other Side of Wilderness, Richard C. Johnson, Will o’ the Wisp Books
Saved by Beauty: Sister Mary Charles McGough, OSB, John Schifsky, Sister Lois Eckes, Peter Spooner, Dustin Lyon, and Meridith Schifsky, Duluth Benedictine Books

2013

FICTION

Beneath the Palisade: Courage, Joel Skelton, Dreamspinner Press
Fugitives from Northwoods, Chris Bostic, Krill Press
Jackpine Savages: A Carter Brown Novel, T.K. O’Neill, Bluestone Press
The Land of Dreams, Vidar Sundstol, University of Minnesota Press
The Last Dance, A.L. Sanderson, Haven Publishing
Seven Graves Two Harbors, Dennis Herschbach, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
The Sons of Marella Windsong, Pat McGauley, PJM Publishing
Tamarack County, William Kent Krueger, Atria Books
Timber: Fire in the Pines, A.L. Sanderson, Haven Publishing
Walking the Rez Road, Jim Northrup, Fulcrum Publishing
Whistling Sousa (A Whistling Pines Mystery), Dean Hovey, Create Space
Wolves, Cary J. Griffith, Adventure Publications

POETRY

Bound Together: Like the Grasses, Deborah Cooper, Candace Ginsberg, Ann Floreen Niedringhaus, Ellie Schoenfeld, Anne Simpson, Clover Valley Press
Farm Girls: Reflections and Impressions, Candace Simar and Angela F. Foster, RiverPlace Press
Memoirs from Down in the Boondocks: A Spiritual Journey through Poem and Short Story, Kate Ingrid Paul, CreateSpace
Slip, Cullen Bailey Burns, New Issues Poetry and Prose
Tin Flag: New and Selected Prose Poems, Louis Jenkins, Will o’ the Wisp Books

NONFICTION

Champions of Minnesota’s Arrowhead Boys Basketball State Tournament Teams, Melody Swenson, W.A. Fisher Printing and Advertising
Cornets & Pickaxes: Finnish Brass on the Iron Range, Paul Niemisto, AP Fininish American Music Publishing
Driven Snow, Andy Mattern, self published
Esko’s Corner: An Illustrated History of Esko and Thomson Township, Esko Historical Society, X-presso Books
Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest, Heid E. Erdrich, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Paddling to Winter, Julie Buckles, Raven Productions, Inc.
The Pie Place Cafe Cookbook: Food & Stories Seasoned by The North Shore, Kathy Rice, Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc.
Tall Ships in the Zenith City, Tony Dierckins, photography by Dennis O’Hara, Zenith City Press

MEMOIR AND CREATIVE NONFICTION

Following the Voyageurs: A First Boundary Waters Expedition, Gerald Strom, CreateSpace
The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo: A Child, an Elder, and the Light from an Ancient Sky, Kent Nerburn, New World Library
Threads of Hope: Caring for Babies Across Three Continents, Martha Andrea Aas, M.D., Lake Berry Press
Whole Forest for a Backyard, Timothy McDonnell, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

The Best Part of a Sauna, Sheryl Peterson, illustrated by Kelly Dupre, Raven Productions, Inc.
Finding Hope, Michelle Myers Lackner, Adventure Publications
Game Face, Andy Kantar, illustrated by Fran Keleher, Whiskey Creek Press
One-Dog Sleigh, Mary Casanova, illustrated by Ard Hoyt, FSG/Macmillan
The Story of Manoomin, The Fond du Lac Head Start Programs, Lerner Publishing
Tina Christina Sestina: A Northwoods Adventure, Susan Hawkinson, illustrated by Anna Cain, Bluewaters Press
Vent, Gina Marie Bernard, CreateSpace

2012

FICTION

Beneath the Palisade: Reliance, Joel Skelton, Dreamspinner Press
Convergence at Two Harbors, Dennis Herschbach, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Crooked Miles, Woven World: A Novella & Short Stories, Bruce Henricksen, Lost Hills Books
Headaches Can Be Murder, Marilyn Rausch & Mary Donlon, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Hell Burger, David P. Holmes, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Laman’s River, Mark Munger, Cloquet River Press
The Lighthouse Road, Peter Geye, Unbridled Books
The Long-Shining Waters, Danielle Sosin, Milkweed Editions
A Passage of Redemption, Pat McGauley, PJM Publishing
Superior Storm: A Lake Superior Mystery, Tom Hilpert, CreateSpace
Waters of the Dancing Sky, Janet Kay, CreateSpace
Whistling Pines: A Mystery, Dean L. Hovey, CreateSpace

POETRY

Beacons of the Earth and Sky: Paintings and Poetry Inspired by the Natural World, Diana Randolph, Savage Press
The Boy Who Slept Under the Stars: A Memoir in Poetry, Roseann Lloyd, Holy Cow! Press
The First Day of Spring in Northern Minnesota, Jim Johnson, Red Dragonfly Press
Flood Isle 2012, Eileen Keen, McGregor Printing & Graphics
Grace Intoxicated, Kyle Elden, art by Kate Whittaker, Driftwood Press
The Reindeer Camps and Other Poems, Barton Sutter, BOA Editions
Revisited: Notes on Bob Dylan, Scott F. Parker, North Star Press of St. Cloud

NONFICTION

Boundary Waters Canoe Camping, Cliff Jacobson, FalconGuides/Globe Pequot Press
Canoeing the Boundary Waters Wilderness: A Sawbill Log, Stephen Wilbers, The History Press
Company Town: An Oral History about Life in Silver Bay, Minnesota, 1950s-1980s, Kent Kaiser, ed., Insight Publishing
Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask, Anton Treuer, Borealis Books/Minnesota Historical Society Press
Finns in Minnesota, Arnold R. Alanen, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Ghost Burglar, Jack Burch and James D. King, Savage Press
Hawk Ridge: Minnesota’s Birds of Prey, Laura Erickson, illustrations by Betsy Bowen, University of Minnesota Press
A History of Lutsen: Gateway to the Wilderness, Robert Mc Dowell, Lutsen History Press
History of the Bagley Nature Area Neighborhood, University of Minnesota, Duluth (and Other Stories), John R. Larson, Lulu
Lost Duluth: Landmarks, Industries, Buildings, Homes, and the Neighborhoods in Which They Stood, Tony Dierckins and Maryanne C. Norton, Zenith City Press/X-communication
The Minnesota Book of Skills: Your Guide to Smoking Whitefish, Sauna Etiquette, Tick Extraction, and More, Chris Niskanen, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Minnesota’s Outdoor Wonders, Jim Gilbert, photos by David Brislance, Nodin Press
Rez Salute: The Real Healer Dealer, Jim Northrup, Fulcrum Publishing
Upon Arrival of Illness, Coming to Terms with the Dark Companion, Anthology of Kelly Calhane Prize essay winners, Savage Press

MEMOIR AND CREATIVE NONFICTION

Big Waves, Small Boat, Two Kids: A Family Sailing Adventure, Katya Goodenough Gordon, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Can’t Never Did Nothin’: A Minnesota Pioneer Memoir, Glenn W. Ekbom with Clyde W. Ekbom, Savage Press
Danny Boy, Karen M. Collins, family, and friends, Savage Press
For Love of Lakes, Darby Nelson, Michigan State University Press
Going Full Circle: A 1,555-Mile Walk Around the World’s Largest Lake, Mike Link & Kate Crowley, Lake Superior Port Cities
Life on Ice: 25 Years of Arctic Exploration, Lonnie Dupre, Keen Editions
My Mother Is Now Earth, Mark Anthony Rolo, Borealis Books/Minnesota Historical Society Press
Suitcase Full of Horses, Cheri Beatty, CrossBooks
Two Bucks and a Can of Gas: Model A Adventures on the Gunflint Trail, Robert R. Olson, North Shore Press/Northern Wilds Media

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Frozen, Mary Casanova, University of Minnesota Press
Keeping Safe the Stars, Sheila O’Connor, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
The Map Maker, Matthew J. Krengel, North Star Press of St. Cloud
One Frozen Lake, Deborah Jo Larson, paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Summer of the Wolves, Polly Carlson-Voiles, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

Another Year On The Gunflint Trail, Nace Hagemann, Gunflint Trail Productions
Words and Pictures, Louis Jenkins, images by Richard C. Johnson, Will o’ the Wisp Books

2011

FICTION

Blizzard Ball, Dennis Kelly, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Dead Ahead: A Jo Spence Mystery, Jen Wright, Clover Valley Press
A Long-Forgotten Truth, Rachel Ballard, Rozlyn Press
Telegram: A Wartime Novel about Peace, L. Douglas Hoffmann, A-Argus Better Book Publishers
Where Echoes Die, Pam Leonard, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Where Memories Dream: Campfire Stories for the Boundary Waters, Steven Coz, Savage Press
The Winds of Change: A Family’s Journey to a Future of Promise, Duane Schwartz, A-Argus Better Book Publishers

POETRY

Birdland, Kathy McTavish, Wildwood River Press
Cloud Birds, Sheila Packa, Wildwood River Press
East of Nowhere, Larry Christianson, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Fog & Woodsmoke: Behind the Image, Stephani Schaefer, Lost Hills Books
Marrow, Muscle, Flight, Gary Boelhower, Wildwood River Press
Migrations: Poetry and Prose for Life’s Transitions, Sheila Packa, ed., Wildwood River Press
Tumbled Dry, Charmaine Donovan, Lost Hills Books

NONFICTION

Agates of Lake Superior: Stunning Varieties and How They Are Formed, Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch, Adventure Publications
Ancient Earth and the First Ancestors: A Cultural and Geological Journey, Ron Morton and Carl Gawboy, illustrations by Carl Gawboy, Rockflower Press
And the Snow Came Up to Here: Schools of Carlton County, Minnesota, Nancy C. Hanson, published by author with the assistance of Dovetailed Press
Anishinaabe Syndicated: A View from the Rez, Jim Northrup, Minnesota Historical Society Press
A Boundary Waters History: Canoeing Across Time, Stephen Wilbers, The History Press
Campfires and Loon Calls: Travels in the Boundary Waters, Jerry Apps, photography by Steve Apps, Fulcrum Publishing
Cooking in Canoe Country, Robert Black with Susan Peterson, Carmen Black, and Maja Black, Nodin Press
Dorothy Molter: The Root Beer Lady, Sarah Guy-Levar and Terri Schocke, Adventure Publications
Ezhichigeyang: Ojibwe Word List, Nancy Jones, Gordon Jourdain, and Rose Tainter, edited by Anton Treuer and Keller Paap, Waadookodaading Ojibwe Immersion Charter School
Faces and Places II…A Second Look: A Cook County Historical Album 1930-1960, Pat Zankman, 2nd edition editor; co-edited by M.J. Humphrey, Adolph A. Toftey, and Willis H. Raff, Cook County Historical Society
Hiking the North Shore: 50 Fabulous Day Hikes in Minnesota’s Spectacular Lake Superior Region, Andrew Slade, There and Back Books
Minnesota Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch, Adventure Publications
The Oranges Are Sweet: Major Don M. Beerbower and the 353rd Fighter Squadron, November 1942 to August 1944, Paul M. Sailer, Loden Books
Staycation in Minnesota: Up North, Patricia Overson, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Trout Caviar: Recipes from a Northern Forager, Brett Laidlaw, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Twelve Owls, Laura Erickson, with illustrations by Betsy Bowen, University of Minnesota Press
20 Great BWCA Trips: Exploring the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Van Jordahl and Gerald Strom, Adventure Publications

MEMOIR AND CREATIVE NONFICTION

Hauling Water: Reflections on Making a Home in the North Woods, Becca Brin Manlove, illustrated by Sharon Brin Hathaway, Raven Productions
Shelter, Sarah Stonich, Borealis Books, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Spirit of the Lights, Chuck Frederick, Lake Superior Port Cities
A View of the Lake: Living the Dream on Lake Superior, Beryl Singleton Bissell, Lake Superior Port Cities
Whitey: From Farm Kid to Flying Tiger to Attorney, Wayne G. Johnson, Langdon Street Press

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Around a Woodsy Corner, Marcy Bolinger, illustrated by Rhonda Weitzel, Gunflint Trail Productions
Birds in Our Backyard: Say Hello to Minnesota’s Feathered Friends, text by Adele Porter, photography by Bill Marchel, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Buddy’s Adventures: Lost Bone, Michael J. Perkins, 10,000 Lakes Art
Frog in the House, David Mather, illustrated by Stephanie Mirocha, Raven Productions
Little Minnesota, Kathy-jo Wargin, Sleeping Bear Press
Oh Mighty Mississippi, Melissa Vocelka, illustrated by Amy Larson, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Tales of Lake Superior: A Grandmother’s Stories of the North, Juliet Beatrice Lind, illustrated by Joan Henrik, Joan Henrik Design
Unforgettable, Loretta Ellsworth, Walker & Co.
Utterly Otterly Night, Mary Casanova, pictures by Ard Hoyt, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

Old Minnesota, Nace Hagemann, Gunflint Trail Productions
Voyageur Skies: Weather and the Wilderness in Minnesota’s National Park, photography by Don Breneman and weather commentary by Mark Seeley, Afton Press

2010

FICTION

The Burying Place, Brian Freeman, Minotaur Books, St. Martin’s Press
The Dance Boots, Linda LeGarde Grover, University of Georgia Press
Emily’s Run, David P. Holmes, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Fetchenko, Duane Schwartz, A-Argus Better Book Publishers, LLC
F. L. Wasselwick’s Return of the Golden Turtle, K. L. Malmquist, Xlibris Corporation
Little Cicero, Duane Schwartz, Aberdeen Bay
Losing Camille: Stories, Paul Kilgore, Black Lawrence Press
Murder for Mayor: A Laura Kjelstad Mystery, Andie Peterson, AuthorHouse
My Heart Is a Mountain: Tales of Magic and the Land, Catherine Holm, Holy Cow! Press
Safe from the Sea, Peter Geye, Unbridled Books
Unforgettable: A Pine County Mystery, Dean Hovey, self-published
Vermilion Drift, William Kent Krueger, Atria Books

POETRY

Echo and Lightning: Poems, Sheila Packa, Wildwood River
On Speaking Terms, Connie Wanek, Copper Canyon Press
Out and About, C. P. Stone, IRIS Enterprises
Sippin’: Poems, Alcyd N. Soderfelt, Beaver’s Pond Press
Under the Influence of Lilacs, Deborah Gordon Cooper, Clover Valley Press
West of Everywhere, Larry Christianson, North Star Press of St. Cloud

NONFICTION

Amazing Agates: Lake Superior’s Banded Gemstone, Scott F. Wolter, illustrated by Rick Kollath, Kollath-Stensaas Publishing
The Assassination of Hole in the Day, Anton Treuer, Borealis Books, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Connected to Our Roots: 100 Years of Growing Forests in Minnesota, written and published by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Downtown Grand Marais, Eugene Glader, Cascade House Press
Forgotten Duluthians, David Ouse, X-presso Books
Lake Superior: The Ultimate Guide to the Region, Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc.
Ojibwe in Minnesota, Anton Treuer, Minnesota Historical Society Press
The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition, by Michael Nordskog with photography by Aaron W. Hautala, University of Minnesota Press
Orchids of the North Woods, Kim and Cindy Risen, Kollath-Stensaas Publishing
Paddle North: Canoeing the Boundary Waters-Quetico Wilderness, by Greg Breining with photography by Layne Kennedy, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Picture Duluth: Photographs of the Zenith City, Dennis O’Hara, X-communication
Salt of the Earth: A History of Hovland, Minnesota, and Its People, David P. Holmes, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Schroeder Area History: As Shared by Those Who Lived It, Barbara Livdahl and the Schroeder Area Historical Society, Schroeder Area Historical Society
Song of the North Country: A Midwest Framework to the Songs of Bob Dylan, David Pichaske, Continuum International Publishing Group, Inc.
To Tipple a Prince: Michael Hogen Godfrey, The Man Who Moved Hibbing, Daniel W. Lynch, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Webwood: Seasons of Life in the North Woods, Larry Weber, North Star Press of St. Cloud

MEMOIR AND CREATIVE NONFICTION

Brown Sugar Syrup and Jack Pine Sand, Dennis Herschbach, Red Step Press
Faces on the Clock, Larry Bauer-Scandin, Eagle Entertainment USA
Ghellow Road: A Literary Diary of a Young Girl’s Journey, T. H. Waters, Verefor Publishing Company
The Kayak Lady: One Woman, One Kayak, 1007 Lakes, Mary Shideler, Chickadee Lake Press
The Last Keeper at Split Rock: A Memoir, Mike Roberts, North Star Press of St. Cloud
News to Me: Adventures of an Accidental Journalist, Laurie Hertzel, University of Minnesota Press
Simon Bourgin: An Odyssey that Began in Ely, Simon Bourgin, Ely-Winton Historical Society
Tales from the Creel, Rudy Senarighi, self-published

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Ben and Lucy Play Pond Hockey, Andrew Sherburne, illustrated by Kevin Cannon, Beaver’s Pond Press
Big Belching Bog, Phyllis Root, illustrated by Betsy Bowen, University of Minnesota Press
The Ghost of Island Lake, Kimmer Lindemood and the late Ingrid Pelletier, Tate Publishing
Minnesota’s Hidden Alphabet, David LaRochelle, photography by Joe Rossi, Minnesota Historical Society Press
The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway, Edward Benton-Banai, University of Minnesota Press
Old Woman Winter, Mary Bevis, illustrated by Consie Powell, Raven Productions, Inc.
Scare a Bear, written by Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello, Sleeping Bear Press

2009

FICTION

Big Noise: A Jo Spence Mystery, Jen Wright, Clover Valley Press LLC
Heading North, Joseph Van Nurden, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Ice Shack, David J. Heath, Majestic Pine Publishing
Manitou Murder, C. C. Canby, j-press Publishing
Minnesota Cold, Cynthia Kraack, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Secrets, David P. Holmes, North Star Press of St. Cloud

POETRY

Before You Know It: Prose Poems 1970 – 2005, Louis Jenkins, Will o’ the Wisp Books
The Dark Honey: New & Used Poems, Ellie Schoenfeld, Clover Valley Press LLC
Driving Gravel Roads: 50 Prose Poems, Jim Johnson, Red Dragonfly Press
The Gravity of Flesh, Jill Breckenridge, Nodin Press
Looking North: Images of Life in Northern Minnesota, C. P. Stone, Shadow IRIS Books
Between, Morgan Grayce Willow, Nodin Press

NONFICTION

Insects of the North Woods, Jeffrey Hahn, Kollath-Stensaas Publishing
Intriguing Owls: Exceptional Images and Insight, Stan Tekiela, Adventure Publications
Minong—The Good Place: Ojibwe and Isle Royale, Timothy Cochrane, Michigan State University Press
Moths & Caterpillars of the North Woods, Jim Sogaard, Kollath-Stensaas Publishing
Mr. Environment: The Willard Munger Story, Mark Munger, Cloquet River Press
Native Artists: Livelihoods, Resources, Spaces, Gifts, Marcie Rendon and Ann Markusen, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Wildflowers of the Boundary Waters: Hiking through the Seasons, Betty Vos Hemstad, Minnesota Historical Society Press
61 Gems on Highway 61, Kathryn Mayo and William Mayo, Adventure Publications

MEMOIR AND CREATIVE NONFICTION

Chaos and Grit: Barbless Bits & Little Chits, Phyllis Burgess, Singing River Publications
Knife Island: Circling a Year in a Herring Skiff, Stephen Dahl, Nodin Press

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Beaver, Bear, Snowshoe Hare: North Woods Mammal Poems, Cheryl Dannenbring, illustrated by Anna Hess, Raven Productions, Inc.
Boo Boo Bear’s Mission, Mary Linda Sather, illustrated by children from military and civilian families, Beaver’s Pond Press
The Christmas Spider, Catherine Kopari, self published
Harry’s Heavy Suitcase, Marcia Homer & Flossie Strickland, illustrated by Nancy Scheibe, Singing River Publications, Inc.
Henrietta Stays Out All Night!, Tom Broadbent, illustrated by Lisa Kosmo, self published
Isabelle and Grandma Birdie, written and illustrated by Stephanie Stevens, Stephanie’s Garden Press
Manoomin: A Wild Rice Adventure, written and illustrated by Joshua M. Whitebird, IGI Publishing
Moose on the Loose, Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello, Sleeping Bear Press
The Phantom of the North Shore: A Doc & Tweed History Mystery, John Koblas, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Pow Wow: niimiwin everyone dance, Leah Savage, photography by Nikki Willgohs & Jill Pertler, Fond du Lac Ojibwe Head Start
The Secret History of Lake Amikota, Jody G. Russell, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Wintering, William Durbin, Raven Productions

2008

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

Driftwood: Stories Picked Up along the Shore, Howard Sivertson, Lake Superior Port Cities
Edge of Forever: Images of Lake Superior, Peter Scott Eide, Monolith Publications

FICTION

After the Floods, Bruce Henricksen, Lost Hills Books
Blood Stones, Gerald Kearny, AuthorHouse
The Boreal Owl Murder, Jan Dunlap, North Star Press of St. Cloud
A Finntown of the Soul, Patricia Eilola, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Hawk’s Quest: A Superior Pursuit, Arvid Lloyd Williams and Bonnie Shallbetter, Beaver’s Pond Press
In the Absence of Honor, Jim Proebstle, Emerald Book Co., a division of Greenleaf Book Group
Iron Finns, Michael Resman, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Of Vikings and Voyageurs, Jack Salmela, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Red Knife: A Cork O’Connor Mystery, William Kent Krueger, Atria Books
Shelter Half, Carol Bly, Holy Cow! Press

POETRY

Almost Tomorrow: The Poetry of Ray Nargis, Ray Nargis, Raven Productions
Between the Ceiling & the Moon, Deborah Gordon Cooper, Finishing Line Press
Beyond Time: Poems from North of the Tension Line, Larry Christianson, North Star Press of St. Cloud
Growing Down: Poems for an Alzheimer’s Patient, Anne Simpson, Calyx Press Duluth
Trail Guide to the Northland Experience in Prints and Poetry, Northern Printmakers Alliance and Lake Superior Writers, Calyx Press Duluth

NONFICTION

Archaeology of the Fish Lake Dam Site, Susan C. Mulholland, Stephen L. Mulholland, Robert C. Donahue, The Minnesota Archaeological Society and Prairie Smoke Press
Camping the North Shore: A Guide to the 23 Best Campgrounds in Minnesota’s Spectacular Lake Superior Region, Andrew Slade, There and Back Books
Champions of Carlton County: State Tournament Teams, Melody Swenson, W. A. Fisher Printing and Advertising
Crossing the Canal: An Illustrated History of Duluth’s Aerial Bridge, Tony Dierckins, X-communication
Delivered with Pride: A Pictorial History of the Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific Railroad, Jon A. Severson, Savage Press
Glory Days: Stock Car Racing in the Twin Ports 1950-1962, Paul A. Lind, Show Car Publishing
Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota, Barbara W. Sommer, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Invincible: History of the Duluth Boat Club, Michael J. Cochran, The Donning Company Publishers, sponsored by St. Louis County Historical Society
John Beargrease: Legend of Minnesota’s North Shore, Daniel Lancaster, Holy Cow! Press
Lake Superior’s Historic North Shore: A Guided Tour, Deborah Morse-Kahn, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Shipwrecks along Lake Superior’s North Shore: A Diver’s Guide, Stephen B. Daniel, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Tales of the Road: Highway 61, Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Historical Society Press

MEMOIR AND CREATIVE NONFICTION

All My Feathers of Time , June Maron, self-published
A Beautiful Friendship: The Joy of Chasing Bogey Golf, Phil Fitzpatrick, Calyx Press Duluth
Blueberry Summers: Growing Up at the Lake, Curtiss Anderson, Borealis Books, an imprint of the Minnesota Historical Society Press
Cooler Near the Lake: 52 Favorites from 34 Years of Deadlines, Jim Heffernan, X-communication
The Gunflint Cabin: A Northwoods Memoir, John Henricksson, Beaver’s Pond Press
In Pursuit of the Rise, Rudy Senarighi, self-published
Jules on Schools: Teaching, Learning, and Everything in Between, Julia M. Williams, Clover Valley Press
Life Goes On, Lora Lee Curtiss, Curtiss Press
The Lyncher in Me: A Search for Redemption in the Face of History, Warren Read, Borealis Books, an imprint of the Minnesota Historical Society Press
Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range, Aaron Brown, Red Step Press

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Face to Face with Wolves, Jim and Judy Brandenburg, National Geographic Society
Lost in the Wild, Ryan Jacobson, illustrated by David Hemenway, Adventure Publications
Minnesota’s North Shore Activity Book, Paula Ellis, Adventure Publications
The Peace Bell, Margi Preus, illustrated by Hideko Takahashi, Henry Holt and Co.
Someone Walks By: The Wonders of Winter Wildlife, Polly Carlson-Voiles, Raven Productions
Under the Night Sky, Amy Lundebrek, illustrated by Anna Rich, Tilbury House, Publishers
Utterly Otterly Day, Mary Casanova, illustrated by Ard Hoyt, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Willie Walleye: Underwater Adventures, Edmund A. Zottola, illustrated by Nancy Scheibe, Singing River Publications

2007

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

Celebrating Birch: The Lore, Art, and Craft of an Ancient Tree, North House Folk School, Fox Chapel Publishing
The Fish House Book: Life on Ice in the Northland, Kathryn Nordstrom, Dovetailed Press LLC
Minnesota’s North Shore, Craig Blacklock, Blacklock Photography Galleries
We Are at Home: Pictures of the Ojibwe People, Bruce White, Minnesota Historical Society Press

FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA

Dakota Boy, Cal Benson, Calyx Press
Killer Storm: A Jo Spence Mystery, Jen Wright, Clover Valley Press, LLC
A Kiss Before Dark, Carolee Joy, Dreamstreet Prose
Life-Times Six: Intimate glimpses into the joys and struggles of six generations of Northland immigrants, Margaret Olson Webster, Bluepearl Books
The Mother Tongue, Sheila Packa, Calyx Press
North of the Cities: 50 Prose Poems and a Conversation with Garrison Keillor, Louis Jenkins, Will o’ the Wisp Books
Saint Alban’s Day, Pat McGauley, PJM PublishingThunder Bay: A Cork O’Connor Mystery, William Kent Krueger, Atria Books

NONFICTION, MEMOIR

Back of Beyond: A Memoir from the North Woods, Susanne Kobe Schuler, Cloquet River Press
Beneath the Surface: A Natural History of a Fisherman’s Lake, Bruce M. Carlson, Minnesota Historical Society Press
Between the Waters: Tracing the Northwest Trail from Lake Superior to the Mississippi, Larry Luukkonen, Dovetailed Press LLC
The Book of Esther: For Such a Time as This, Esther Hallock, Sandra Reinke, Colleen McDonald, Bang Printing
A Country Doctor’s Journal: Amazing Stories from Incredible Situations, Roger A. MacDonald, M.D., Adventure Publications
Gooseberry Falls to Grand Portage: A Walking Guide to the Hiking Trails in Minnesota’s North Shore State Parks, Ron Morton and Steve Morse, Rockflower Press
Italian Voices: Making Minnesota Our Home, Mary Ellen Mancina-Batinich, Minnesota Historical Society Press
The Jackson Project: Ties That Bind, The Jackson Project Committee, Superior Print of Duluth
Leatherheads of the North: The True Story of Ernie Nevers and the Duluth Eskimos, Chuck Frederick, X-Comm
Lichens of the North Woods, Joe Walewski, Kollath-Stensaas Publishing
Mary Casanova and You, Mary Casanova, Libraries Unlimited/Greenwood
More…Frozen Memories: Celebrating a Century of Minnesota Hockey, Ross Bernstein, Nodin Press
Morgan Park: Duluth, U.S. Steel and the Forging of a Company Town, Arnold R. Alanen, University of Minnesota Press
Natural History and Geology along the Superior Hiking Trail through Duluth, MN, John C. Green, Superior Hiking Trail Association and Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program
Owls of the North: A Naturalist’s Handbook, David Benson, Stone Ridge Press
Plaintiff Blues: Job Discrimination and the Chilling Effect of Retaliation, Judith Pearson, Lake Vermilion Publishing
The Rowan Tree: The Lifework of Marjorie Edgar, Joyce E. Hakala, Pikebone Music
Saga of the Grain: A Tribute to Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Growers, Ervin Oelke, Hobar Publications, a Division of Finney Company
Scott House Souvenirs, James Sheetz and Marlene Wisuri, Dovetailed Press LLC
Skiing the North Shore: A Guide to Cross Country Trails in Minnesota’s Spectacular Lake Superior Region, Andrew Slade, There and Back Books
Water Women Wisdom: Voices from the Upper Mississippi, Nancy Scheibe, Singing River Publications
We Remember….: Memories of the Duluth Manuscript Club, Claire W. Schumacher, et al
The 1951 Basketball Buccaneers: Gilbert’s State Champions, Tom Phillipich, Singing River Publications

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Agate: What Good Is a Moose? Joy Morgan Dey, illustrated by Nikki Johnson, Lake Superior Port Cities
Extreme Stunt Dogs: Dog Watch Book 5, Mary Casanova, illustrated by Omar Rayyan, Aladdin Paperbacks/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Hidden Chance: Secrets of the Hermit’s Hideaway, Ron Gamer Youth Outdoor Adventure Series, Ron Gamer, Adventure Publications
I Saw a Moose Today, Anne Stewart, illustrated by Brent Spink, Raven Productions, Inc.
Kat’s Magic Bubble, Jeff Lower, Savage Press
Storm Codes, Tracy Nelson Maurer, illustrated by Christina Rodriguez, Windward Publishing, an Imprint of Finney Company
To Catch a Burglar: Dog Watch Book 4, Mary Casanova, illustrated by Omar Rayyan, Aladdin Paperbacks/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
The Voyageur’s Paddle, Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by David Geister, Sleeping Bear PressWolf Song , Mary Bevis, illustrated by Consie Powell, Raven Productions, Inc.

2006

FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA

Dear Bird: Poems from Lake Superior, Sheila J. Packa, self-published
Distant Engines, Ryan Vine, Backwaters Press
The Keeper’s Daughter, Leanne Denise Knott, Square House Publishing
Living in Duluth, Cecilia Lieder, Calyx Press
The North Shore, Gunnard Landers, North Star Press
Northern Explosion: A Laura Kjelstad Mystery, Andie Peterson, AuthorHouse
Promises Vague yet Certain, poems by Donald Dass, linocuts by Cecilia Lieder, Calyx Press
Response: Poetry & Prints from the Lake Superior Writers and the Northern Printmakers Alliance, compiled by Cecilia Lieder, Calyx Press
Ticket to a Lonely Town, Bruce Henricksen, Atomic Quill Press
Torch, Cheryl Strayed, Houghton Mifflin Co.

NONFICTION, MEMOIR

Amphibians & Reptiles of the North Woods, Allen Blake Sheldon, Kollath+Stensaas Publishing
Butterflies of the North Woods, Larry Weber, Kollath+Stensaas Publishing
By the Ore Docks: A Working People’s History of Duluth, Richard Hudelson and Carl Ross, University of Minnesota Press
Carlton Chronicles, Francis M. Carroll; photo editing by Marlene Wisuri and the Carlton History Committee, Carlton County Historical Society
A County Built on Iron: St. Louis County, Minnesota, 1856-2006, Bill Beck, The Donning Company Publishers
Dad’s Stories, Joe McGraw, iUniverse, Inc.
The Devouring Rages of Fire: The Two Most Terrifying Forest Fires in North American History, Clark C. Peterson, Trafford Publishing Co.
Electrifying a Century: Celebrating 1906-2006, 100 Years of Minnesota Power, Bill Beck, WestmorelandFlint LLC
Ely Lives: Her People, Her Stories, Mike Hillman, Timberjay Publishing
Fascinating Fungi of the North Woods, Cora Mollen and Larry Weber, illustrated by Rick Kollath and Bonnie Wenborg, Kollath+Stensaas Publishing
Fascinating Loons: Amazing Images & Behaviors, Stan Tekiela, Adventure Publications
The Four Hills of Life: Ojibwe Wisdom, Thomas Peacock and Marlene Wisuri, Afton Historical Society Press
Haunted Minnesota: Ghostly Tales and Spirited Stories, Hugh E. Bishop, Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc.
Hunting with Amazing Grace: The Account of a Pup’s First Hunting Season, Patrick Mathias, White Horse Press
In the Captain’s House: And Other Encounters with the Universe, Peter M. Leschak, North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Journal Jottings: 1988-1994, Stella Sorbo, self-published
Lost in the Wild: Danger and Survival in the North Woods, Cary J. Griffith, Borealis Books, Minnesota Historical Society Press
A ‘Not So’ Simple Life: Our Return to Rustic Roots, Mary Ellen Goulet, Singing River Publications
Slices of Life: A Minnesota Memoir, Donna Schilling, X-presso Books
Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence, Matthew Sanford, Rodale Inc.
Waterfalls of Minnesota’s North Shore: A Guide for Sightseers, Hikers & Romantics, Eve and Gary Wallinga, North Shore Press
Zenith: A Postcard Perspective of Historic Duluth, Tony Dierckins, X-communication

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Dog Watch: Trouble in Pembrook, Mary Casanova, illustrated by Omar Rayyan, Aladdin Paperbacks/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Fearless John: The Legend of John Beargrease, Kelly Emerling Rauzi, illustrated by Mila Horak, Singing River Publications
Kristin’s Wilderness: A Braided Trail, Garrett Conover, Raven Productions
The Legend of Minnesota, Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by David Geister, Sleeping Bear Press
Minn from Minnesota, Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by Karen Busch Holman, Mitten Press
Tree Trolls in the Rommegrot Pot, Marjory Johnson Wood, watercolors by Marjory Wood, rosemaling by Teresa Ann McCue, Singing River Publications

2005

FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA

Alpha Summer, Greg Richard Bernard
Are All the Heroes Gone? Adventures of a Young Person in Search of a Hero, Margaret Olson Webster
Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman, Helen Hoover, woodcuts by Betsy Bowen
The Hibbing Hurt, Pat McGauley
Immoral, Brian Freeman
It Happened in Minnesota, Tony Bridwell
Liars Dice, Bob Gust
Mercy Falls, William Kent Krueger
The Moon Rolls Out of Our Mouths, Deborah Cooper, Candace Ginsberg, Ann Floreen Niedringhaus, Ellie Schoenfeld, and Anne Simpson
North Country Sampler, multiple authors, edited by Liz Minette
Poems and Reflections on Life and Love, Rudy Pakiz
Recollections of East Dhu: In My Own Words, Edwin J. Takala
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems, Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Beckie Prange
Zoe’s Good-bye, Mary Schlangen

NONFICTION, ART, SCHOLARSHIP

39 Years in First Grade, Lora Lee Curtiss
Adventures of an Iron Ranger, Thomas Jeremiah Sullivan
Beyond the Goalcrease: Wit & Wisdom on Life Between the Pipes from Former NHL Netminder Robb Stauber, Robb Stauber with Ross Bernstein
Cascade Lodge: The History of a North Shore Landmark, Eugene A. Glader
The Co-op Label, Jim Johnson (poems) and Marlene Wisuri (images)
Damselflies of the North Woods, Bob DuBois, photos by Mike Reese
Dear Auntie, Why Me? A Duluth Woman’s Breast Cancer Story “Peggy” Margaret A. Anderson
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway, John Leopard
Duluth: Then and Now, Duluth News Tribune
Exploring the Boundary Waters: A Trip Planner and Guide to the BWCAW, Daniel Pauly
Fitger’s: The Brewery and Its People, Clarence “Coopen” Johnson
Good Night, Everybody…and Be Kind, Dennis Anderson
A History of Mahtowa, S. Hjalmar Swanson with additional material by Willie Newman
Impressions of Embarrass, 1905-2005, Embarrass Centennial History Book Committee
Leave Only Ripples: A Canoe Country Sketchbook, Consie Powell
More Poachers Caught! Further Adventures of a Northwoods Game Warden, Tom Chapin
North Shore Vision: Images, Paul Sundberg
Rudy! The People’s Governor, Betty Wilson, Nodin Press
Salmela: Architect, Thomas Fisher, photographs by Peter Bastianelli-Kerze
Sawbill: History and Tales, Mary Alice Hansen
Shipwrecks of Lake Superior, updated second edition, edited by James R. Marshall
Stories of Old Ely and the Lake Country, Mike Hillman
The Taming of Wild Rice, Harold Kosbau
A Taste of the Gunflint Trail: Recipes & Stories from the Lodges as Shared by the Women of the Gunflint Trail
Voices of Pokegama: A History of the Place Around a Lake, Ann K. Ryan
Wild Minnesota: A Celebration of Our State’s Natural Beauty, Shawn Perich, photography by Gary Alan Nelson
Winton: The Town that Lumber Built, Margaret Sweet
A Wonderful Country: The Quetico-Superior Stories of Bill Magie, transcribed, edited, and arranged by Dave Olesen, illustrations by Bill Nelson

2004

FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA

101 Poems, Thomas Jeremiah Sullivan
Blood Hollow, William Kent Krueger
Farewell to the Starlight in Whiskey: Poems, Barton Sutter
Hidden Prey, John Sandford
The Last Race, James D. Fletcher
The Memory Quilt: A Tale of Friends & Family Lost & Found in the Great Cloquet Fire of 1918, Pamela J. Erickson
Ojibwe Tales: Stories of the Ojibwe People, Art Przybilla with the aid of Randy Councillor
Sailing Home: A Lake Superior Romance, Lori J. Glad
Sea Smoke: Prose Poems, Louis Jenkins
Shared Visions: Poetry and Prints from Poets of the Lake Superior Writers & Artists of the Northern Printmakers Alliance
Suomalaiset: People of the Marsh, Mark Munger

NONFICTION, ART, SCHOLARSHIP

Angry Trout Cafe Notebook: Friends, Recipes and the Culture of Sustainability, George Wilkes
Betsy and Saganaga: One Life, One Lake, Betsy Powell with Carol DeSain
Bovey: A Century of Change, Donald L. Boese and Patricia J. Walls
A Country Doctor’s Chronicle: Further Tales from the North Woods, Roger A. MacDonald, M.D.
Duluth: Gem of the Freshwater Sea, Anita Zager
The Forest for the Trees: How Humans Shaped the North Woods, Jeff Forester
Gunflint Critters and Other North Woods Wonders, Nancy M. Ullrich
A Hometown Album: Cloquet’s Centennial Story, Larry Luukkonen and Marlene Wisuri
Look Over Your Shoulder, F. Keith Hunt, illustrated by David Hahn
Minnesota’s Iron Country: Rich Ore, Rich Lives, Marvin G. Lamppa
Lake Superior North Shore Experience, Jay Steinke
North Woods Journal: A Minnesota Nature Calendar, Ryan Marshik and Mark Sparky Stensaas
Pride of the Inland Sea: An Illustrated History of the Port of Duluth-Superior, Bill Beck and C. Patrick Labadie
Stories of a Century: Cloquet Centennial Book of Reflections, 1904-2004, Kurt Petersen
Superior Science: Stories of Lake Superior Research, Sharon Moen with Marie Zuikov, Editor
Superior Seasons: Life on a Northern Coast, Shawn Perich
A Voice Within: The Lake Superior Nudes, Honey Blacklock and Craig Blacklock
Voyageurs National Park: The Battle to Create Minnesota’s National Park, Fred T. Witzig
The Will and the Way: How a Generation of Activists Won Public and Private Achievements for Their Community and Region, Manley Goldfine and Donn Larson

2003

FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA

A Blessing or a Curse, Pat McGauley
Gold…Then Iron, Marty Duncan
Uncommon Light: A Collection of Poems, Jeanine Lamoureux Emmons, Gladys Koski Holmes, Kathleen McQuillan, Stephanie Stevens, Sheila Packa
Mittens in the Boundary Waters, Larry Ahlman

NONFICTION, ART, SCHOLARSHIP

Dragonflies of the North Woods, Kurt Mead
The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell, Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Fire Storm: The Great Fires of 1918, Christine Skalko and Marlene Wisuri
Footprints of Early Backwoods Settlers, Eileen Keen
Gunflint: The Trail, The People, The Stories, John Hendricksson
Haunted Lake Superior, Hugh E. Bishop
A Hunter’s Journey: The Education of an Outdoorsman, Dan Prusi
A Hunter’s Year, Dan Prusi
Lake Effect: Along Superior’s Shores, Erika Alin
Looking North: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Illustrations, Karal Ann Marling
Poachers Caught! Adventures of a Northwoods Game Warden, Tom Chapin
Spiders of the North Woods, Larry Weber
Timber Connections: The Joyce Lumber Story, Susan Hawkinson and Warren Jewett
V is for Viking: A Minnesota Alphabet, Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by Karen Latham and Rebecca Latham
The War Against the Beavers, Verena Andermatt Conley
Wildflowers of the BWCA & the North Shore, Mark Sparky Stensaas, illustrated by Rick Kollath
Will to Murder: The True Story Behind the Crimes & Trials Surrounding the Glensheen Killings, Gail Feichtinger with John DeSanto and Gary Waller
1918 Fire Stories, Moose Lake Area Historical Society

2002

FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA

Borealis, Jeff Humphries, Woodcut Prints by Betsy Bowen
Chasing Fire: Danger in Canoe Country, Earl Fleck
Day’s Eye, Thomas J. Sullivan
Firestorm, Jan Neubert Schultz (Cover Illustration by Rick Allen)
Hartley Field, Connie Wanek
Hooker, Dean Hovey
Keeper of the Spirit, Kim Mattson
Lake Effect: A Lake Superior Murder Mystery, Mike Savage
Ordinary Lives, Mark Munger
Silent Wild, Lloyd Rice
To Bless or to Blame, Pat McGauley

NONFICTION, ART, SCHOLARSHIP

The Art of the Canoe with Joe Seliga, Jerry Stelmok, Photography by Deborah Sussex
Boozhoo: Come Play with Us, Fond du Lac Headstart Program
Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case that Changed Sexual Harassment Law, Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler
A Country Doctor’s Casebook, Dr. Roger MacDonald
Gentle Hikes, Ladona Tornabene, Melanie Morgan and Lisa Vogelsang
Ghosts of the Fireground, Peter M. Leschak
The Good Path, Thomas Peacock and Marlene Wisuri
Our Journey, Lyz Jaakola, Illustrated by Karen Savage-Blue
River Stories, Mark Munger
Stories in Log and Stone: The Legacy of the New Deal in Minnesota State Parks, David R. Benson, MN Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation
Tough Men, Tough Boats, F. Keith Hunt, Illustrations by Dave Hahn
True North: Alternative and Off-Beat Destinations in and around Duluth, Superior, and the Shores of Lake Superior, Tony Dierckins and Kerry Elliott

2001

After the Leaves Fall, Jack Becklund
Betty’s Pies Favorite Recipes, Betty Lessard
Brief History of the Pioneers of the Cromwell, Minnesota, Area, Bennett A. Beck
Butterflies of the North Woods, Larry Weber
Devil’s Holiday, Robert O. Harder
Duluth, Minnesota (Images of America), Sheldon T. Aubut & Maryanne C. Norton
Every Bird Is One Bird, Francine Sterle
Fawn Island, Douglas Wood
Hibbing, Minnesota (Images of America), Heather Jo Maki
Keeper of the Wild: The Life of Ernest Oberholtzer, Joe Paddock
Purgatory Ridge, William Kent Krueger
Schooners, Skiffs & Steamships: Stories along Lake Superior Water Trails, Howard Sivertson
Stealing Gunflint Trail, Gene Andereck
Strangers on the Shore, Claire W. Schumacher
These Granite Islands, Sarah Stonich
Unraveled Sleeve, Monica Ferris
Winter Thunder: Retold Tales, collected and edited by Anne Dunn

2000

By Water and Rail: A History of Lake County, Minnesota,Hugh Bishop
Grand Portage Chippewa: Stories and Experiences of Grand Portage Band Members, Sugarloaf Interpretive Center, Grand Portage Tribal Council, Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Portage Incident, Gene Andereck
History of the Thomson Farming Area, John A. Mattinen, translated by Richard Impola
It’s Gone; Did You Notice? A History of the Mesabi Range Village of Franklin, Minnesota, 1892-1994, Barbara Milkovich
John Blair and the Great Hinckley Fire, Josephine Nobisso, illustrated by Ted Rose
The Journal of Otto Peltonen, A Finnish Immigrant, William Durbin
The Legacy, Mark Munger
The Legend of the Loon, Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Magic on the Rocks: Canoe Country Pictographs, Michael Furtman
Minnesota Diary, 1942-1946, Sinclair Lewis, edited by George Killough
A Minnesota Remembrance, Robert Harder
The Night the Fitz Went Down, Hugh Bishop
Northwoods Fish Cookery, Ron Berg
One Good Story: A Mississippi Kayak Journey, Ron Severs
Our Wounded Wilderness: The Great Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Storm, Jim Cordes, with a foreword by Mike Link
Pigskin Pride: Celebrating a Century of Minnesota Football
Ready to Descend, A Minnesota Iron Miner in the Underground, 1908-1913: The Journals of Matti Hallila Pelto, translated by Vienna Saari Maki
Roots in the Past, Seeds for the Future: The Heritage and History of Clover Valley, French River and Surrounding Communities, Clover Valley/French River Community History Committee, North Shore Elementary School, illustrated by Carl Gawboy, cover painting by Arna Rennan
Small Town Minnesota, A-Z, Tony Andersen
Trapping the Boundary Waters: A Tenderfoot in the Border Country, 1919-1920, Charles Ira Cook, with an introduction by Harry Cook
Where Evil Hides, Dean Hovey
The Winter Road: Prose Poems, Louis Jenkins

1999

An Adolescent’s Christmas: 1944, Carol Bly
Boundary Waters, William Kent Krueger
Chasing Bears: A Canoe-Country Adventure
Cutting Across Time: Logging, Rafting, and Milling the Forests of Lake Superior, Mary Bell
Dining in the Spirit of Naniboujou, Naniboujou Lodge, Bonnie Jean Swanson
Ely Echoes: The Portages Grow Longer, Bob Cary
Fifty Circuit Hikes: A Stride-by-Stride Guide to Northeastern Minnesota, Howard Fenton
Forever Story: The People and Community of the Fond du Lac Reservation, Thomas Peacock, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Frozen Memories: Celebrating a Century of Minnesota Hockey, Ross Bernstein
Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth, Doug Wood, P. J. Lynch
Lake Superior Journal: Jim Marshall’s Views from the Bridge, James R. Marshall
Legend of the Ladyslipper: An Ojibwe Tale, Lise Lunge-Larsen, Margi Preus, Andrea Arroyo
A Minnesota Remembrance Volume 3, Robert O. Harder
Northern Waters, Jan Zita Grover
Northwoods Pulp: Four Tales of Crime and Weirdness, Thomas Sparrow
Rock Picker’s Guide to Lake Superior’s North Shore, Mark Sparky Stensaas, Rick Kollath
Screaming Red Gladiolus, Ellie Schoenfeld
Summers With the Bears: Six Seasons in the Minnesota Woods, Jack Becklund
Tall Pine Polka, Lorna Landvik
Talking Rocks: Geology and 10,000 Years of Native American Tradition in the Lake Superior Region, Ron Morton, Carl Gawboy
Through the Wilderness of Alzheimer’s: A Guide in Two Voices, Robert and Anne Simpson
Tin Stackers: The History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company, Al Miller
Trials by Wildfire: In Search of the New Warrior Spirit, Peter Leschak
Wildflower Safaris by Car: A Unique Guide to Minnesota’s North Shore and the Superior National Forest A Compilation of Seven Years of Wildflower Journals, Sandy Bennett and Tom Sullivan
Wildflowers of Minnesota Field Guide, Stan Tekiela
Wintering, William Durbin

1998

Bonicatto, Marsha. Christmas Song of the North.
Brandenburg, Jim. Chased by the Light.
Butler, Dori Hill. M is for Minnesota.
Cary, Bob. Born to Pull.
Chilton, Margaret. Virgin of the Candy Scoop.
Cook, Sam. Friendship Fires.
Eilola, Patricia. A Finntown of the Heart.
Fitzgerald, Nancy. A Creature Who Belongs.
Furtman, Michael. Black Bear Country.
Galt, Margot Fortunato and George Morrison. Turning the Feather Around: My Life in Art.
Harder, Robert. A Minnesota Remembrance: Making a Life in the Land God Forgot.
Hendry, Sharon. Glensheen’s Daughter.
Huot-Vickery, Jim dale. Winter Sign.
Juntti, James. 148th Fighter Wing. 148th Fighter Wing 50th Anniversary Committee.
Krueger, William Kent. Iron Lake: A Cork O’Connor Mystery.
Mahan, Ann and John. Lake Superior: Story and Spirit.
Packa, Sheila. Always Saying Goodbye.
Savage, Mike. Something in the Water: A Superior Murder Mystery.
Steinke, Jay. Gunflint Territory.
Sutter, Barton. Cold Comfort.
Trunt, Leo. Beyond the Circle.

1997

Bonfire, Connie Wanek
Boundary Waters: The Grace of the Wild, Paul Gruchow
Breaking Trail, Edgar Hetteen, Jay Lemke
The Broken Blade, William Durbin
Connections and Reflections: Mothers and Daughters in Their Own Light, In Their Own Words, Catherine Koemptgen
Fifteen Years in a Photographer’s Life, Nadine Blacklock
Grandmother’s Gift: Stories from the Anishinabeg, Anne Dunn
The Gunflint Lodge Cook Book, Ron Berg and Susan Kerfoot
Haunted Lakes: Great Lakes Ghost Stories, Superstitions and Sea Serpents, Frederick Stonehouse
Hometown Folks, Gerald Carlson
Icy Pleasures: Minnesota Celebrates Winter, Paul Larsen
Just Above Water, Louis Jenkins
Just Like Bob Zimmerman’s Blues: Dylan in Minnesota, Dave Engel
A Lake Superior Lawyer, Roy Hoover
Last Standing Woman, Winona LaDuke
Lute Song, Tyra Talley
Marven of the Great North Woods, Kathryn Lasky, Kevin Hawkes illustrator
North Enough: Aids and Other Clear-Cuts, Jan Zita Grover
North Writers II, John Henrickkson
Old Cloquet Minnesota: White Pine Capital of the World, Paul Gerin Fahlstrom
Reflections of Our Past: A Pictorial History of Carlton County, Minnesota, Carlton County Historical Society, Francis Carroll, Marlene Wisuri
The Rez Road Follies, Jim Northrup
Solway Township Centennial, Effie Foucault, Winifred Freed, Joan Barby Miller, Millie Warren
Trial at Grand Marais, Gene Andereck
Wild Neighborhood, John Henrikkson, Betsy Bowen illustrator
A Wilderness Within, David Backes
Wolf Shadows, Mary Casanova

1996

The Boundary Waters Wilderness Ecosystem by Miron Heinselman
Call of the North Wind: Voyages and Adventures on Lake Superior by Marlin Bree
Canoe Country Flora: Plants and Trees of the North Woods and Boundary Waters by Mark Stensaas
Divining the Landscape by Diana Jarvenpa
Dovetailed Corners by Jim Johnson and Marlene Wisuri
Explorations in the Ordinary: A Backyard Naturalist’s View of Minnesota by David Moffat
The Fabulous Family Holomolaiset by Patricia Eiola
Far from Tame: Reflections from the Heart of a Continent by Laurie Allman
Geology on Display: Geology and Scenery of Minnesota’s North Shore State Parks by John Green
A Haunting Reverence: Meditations on a Northern Land by Kent Nerburn
Irene: Selected Writings of Irene Paull by Gayla Ellis
Journey of the Heart: Spiritual Insights on the Road to a Transplant by Beth Bartlett
Keeper of the Town by Don Cameron
A Life in Two Worlds by Betty Powell Skoog with Justine Kerfoot
Medical Mentors: Practicing the Art of Medicine in Duluth 1927-1996 by Kathleen Hannan
Minnesota Impressionists by Rena Neumann Coen
Of Soviet Bondage by Mayme Sevander
On the Road to Patsy Cline by John Reinhard
Riot by Mary Casanova
Sharing the Wonder of Birds with Kids by Laura Erickson
Silent Words by Joan Drury
The Snow Lotus: Exploring the Eternal Moment by Peter Leschak
Some Campfires I’ve Known by Donald Peterson
Tales of the Old North Shore by Howard Sivertson
UMD Comes of Age by Neil Storch and Ken Moran
War and Peace by Jeanette Cox
The Windigo’s Return: A North Woods Story by Doug Wood and Greg Couch