This summer Sister Wolf is still hopping...
...look at our plans for September!
Our annual events:
Festival of Authors and Artist June 23
Bookstore Shop Hop August 10 to 26
Taste of Dorset August 5
Dorset Garage Sale and other September events
We also have a rich collection of Book Group meetings planned. Our sister bookstore, Beagle Books & Bindery, has lots of plans for events in nearby Park Rapids.
Download a printable pdf of the 2012 events schedules for Sister Wolf and Beagle Books. |
 Little Minnesota Scavenger Hunt
 Jill and Deane Johnson (former owners of Beagle Books) wrote a book called Little Minnesota about 100 towns with a population of 100 or less. Would you like to see how many of them you can visit this year, and to enhance the experiences you have at each town? If so, you may want to become a GPS "Geocacher." Hey, there are tools to help you.
Dick Kimball, one of Beagle Books' awesome customers, has created "waymarks" (aka geocaches) for EVERY town in Little Minnesota! Download these codes, then go to go to Waymarking.com. You need to set up a free membership. Once you're in, enter a code (such as WMEQ9Y) into the search box. |
 Dorset's new Mayor!
Every year is an election year in Dorset; balloting for the Mayor of Dorset takes place all summer long. There are no residency or age requirements—it's not even necessary to be human. The winner gets a key to Dorset, gift certificates from Dorset businesses—and no responsibilities. Voting is as simple as filling out a ballot and attaching a dollar bill.
The 2012 election results were announced on August 5 at The Taste of Dorset. |
Dorset's annual Festival
of Authors and Artists
Artists and musician lined the boardwalk on June 23, Dorset's annual Festival of Authors and Artists. Sister Wolf was filled with authors, books, and readers!
With us for the event were:
Chris Valen
The Black Minute, White Tombs, Bad Weeds Never Die
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Atina Diffley
Turn Here Sweet Corn |
Jess Lourey
The Mystery of the Month series
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Will Weaver
The Survivors |
Connie Lounsbury
Thrift Store Shoes
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Paul Sailer
The Oranges are Sweet |
Beth Dooley
The Northern Heartland Kitchen
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Tarah Wolff
Embraced by Darkness series |
Phletus Williams
Peter the Polar Bear
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Ernie Gunderson
From the Hartland to Capitol Hill |
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Mark Munger
Suomalaiset:
People of the Marsh |
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Danielle Sosin
The Long-Shining Waters
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Mary Rockcastle
In Caddis Wood
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Peter Smith
A Calvacade of
Lesser Horrors
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Doug & Sally Mayfield
Angle of Declination |
JoAnn Guernsey
Glass Asylum
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Louane Beyer
Six Days inside a Mountain |
Jenny Pachel
Joey's Pants
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Cary Waterman
Book of Fire
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Jill & Deane Johnson
Little Minnesota |
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Peter Geye
Safe from the Sea
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Kent Nerburn
Ordinary Sacred:
The Simple Beauty
of Everyday Life |
Joel Arnold
Ox Cart Angel
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Ren Holland
Early Resorts of Minnesota |
Elsie Dunn
Feed the Mice
Athena
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Kildegaard
Cloves & Honey |
Wendell Affield
Muddy Jungle Rivers
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Jenifer LeClair
Danger Sector
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Amanda Hughes
Beyond the Cliffs of Kerry
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Wendy Potratz
Agnes Play Soccer
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Judy Merritt
Ghost Dancer
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Bob Erickson,
Erickson's Outdoor Adventures |
Danelle Helget
Found and Destroyed
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David MacArthur
The Day the Water Tower Froze
Read about it in the Brainerd Express. |
Kurtis Scaleta
Tanglewood Terror
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Gail Rosenblum
A Hundred Lives Since Then |
James Mohs
The Fed Man
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Anastacia Hawkins
Larkspur |
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 Bookstore Shop Hop
August 10-26
Beagle Books & Bindery in Park Rapids, Bookin' It in Little Falls, Cherry Street Books in Alexandria, and Sister Wolf are teaming up again for our second annual shop hop! We've expanded the length of the event, and each store is planning special events. Start at any store, pick up a passport and have it stamped at all four stores to be entered into a drawing for terrific prizes.
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 Here's the happy winner of last year's grand prize.
Come collect your prizes!
We'll also have a gift bag for each Shop Hopper,
filled with bookish items.
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| Book signings at Sister Wolf during the Shop Hop |
August 10
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Beryl Bissell
Noon to 2:00 pm
The Scent of God,
A View from the Lake.
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Bob Fulton
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Pickle Bumps for Baby Dill |
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August 12
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William Kent Krueger
Noon to 2:00 pm
The Cork O'Connor series |
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August 18 |
Kerry Casey
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Fall to Grace, Singer |
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August 25 |
Carla Hagen
Noon to 2:00 pm
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane |
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More about the Bookstore Shop Hop
Download a brochure with more details about Shop Hop.
For the latest Shop Hop info, check cherrystreetbooks.com or our
 Bookstore Shop Hop facebook page! |
 Taste of Dorset
August 5
Dorset looked like a sun-drenched picnic on legs, complete with entertainment, games, and music during the Taste of Dorset. It was also the day our mayor was "elected!"
Three authors were in the store, and photographer David Store showed his unique pictures of local lakes. |
Colin Nelson signed copies of Fallout.
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Anne Sawyer-Aitch signed Nalah and the Pink Tiger. |
Theresa Jarvela signed Home Sweet Murder, Tales of a Tenacious Housesitter. |
September Is Special at Sister Wolf Books!
 Special season-end sales
First, an in-store special on Algonquin books. Buy two books, get the third one free. Yes, FREE. Select titles while supplies last. Come check it out!! (Pst—includes GREAT titles like Mudbound, Water for Elephants, and Blind Your Ponies.)
In addition to the Buy Two Get one Free offer, select jewelry, greeting cards, and toys. They're on sale, 30-70% off the retail price.
The last day of the 2012 season will be September 23. We'll keep in touch through the newsletter, e-mail, and facebook. Let us know what you're reading! |
 Tuesdays at Sister Wolf
Our September tradition continues—drop by Sister Wolf at 1:00 pm on September 4, 11, and 18. The coffee will be on—join us for free-flowing conversation! |
September 2 book signings by two authors
   
Candace Simar
Blooming Prairie is hot off the presses~
Sharon Rezac Andersen
The Burden of Knowing.
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 Dorset Garage Sale
September 9
8:00 am or so
until 3:00 pm
Dorset will be filled with bargains as vendors line the boardwalk the Sunday after Labor Day. Come to shop or sell (contact Myrna at Front Porch Gifts, 218-732-9524 to reserve your spot. There is a $10 registration fee. |
