Laureate Writers Series: Frank Bures Jr.

📚 Laureate Writers Series 
Join us Tonight at Blue Heron Coffeehouse for a special evening with Frank Bures, acclaimed author and son of longtime Winonans’ Ruth and Dr. Frank Bures.

Frank returns to his hometown to share his latest book:
Pushing the River: An Epic Battle, a Lost History, a Near Death, and Other True Canoeing Stories 🚣‍♂️🌲

📖 Expect stories of:
✨ Survival – including a daring escape from the Pagami Creek fire
👻 Supernatural – like a ghostly tale from Quetico Park
📜 Forgotten history – the Paul Bunyan Canoe Derby of the 1940s–50s
🌍 Cultural legacy – Ojibwe canoe builders and racers from Leech Lake

A celebration of adventure, mystery, and resilience—on the water and in life.