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Description of  Here on Lake Hallie: In Praise of Barflies, Fix-It Guys, and Other Folks in Our Hometown

In these humorous and heartfelt essays, Patti See celebrates small-town life in Wisconsins Chippewa Valley. Featuring childhood memories of supper clubs, thrift sales, and cribbage games, as well as the midlife concerns that accompany having a son in the military, a parent with Alzheimers, and a private onsite septic system, Sees writing praises the quirky charm of her hometown and its people. Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s as the youngest of eight children, Patti never imagined shed stay in Chippewa Falls as an adult. Now, living on rural Lake Hallie just five miles from her childhood home, she has a new appreciation for all that comes with country living, from ice fishing and eagle sightings to pontoon rides and tavern dice. These brief essaysmany of which were originally published in the Sawdust Stories column of the Eau Claire Read more