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2012 Events

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 MinnesotaLittle Minnesota Scavenger Hunt

Deane and Jill JohnsonJill 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 Mayor 2012Dorset'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


 
Bad Weeds

 
book
 


Atina Diffley

Turn Here Sweet Corn


Jess Lourey

The Mystery of the Month series


 
book

 
book
 


Will Weaver

The Survivors


Connie Lounsbury

Thrift Store Shoes


 
book

 
book
 


Paul Sailer

The Oranges are Sweet


Beth Dooley

The Northern Heartland Kitchen


 
book

 
Book One in series
 
Tarah Wolff

Embraced by Darkness
series

Phletus Williams
Peter the Polar Bear
 
book

 
book
 
Ernie Gunderson

From the Hartland to Capitol Hill


 
book

 


Mark Munger

Suomalaiset:
People of the Marsh



 
book

 


Danielle Sosin

The Long-Shining Waters



Mary Rockcastle

In Caddis Wood


 
book

 
book
 


Peter Smith

A Calvacade of
Lesser Horrors


 

 
mayfield
 


Doug & Sally Mayfield

Angle of Declination


JoAnn Guernsey

Glass Asylum




book


book

Louane Beyer

Six Days inside a Mountain

Jenny Pachel

Joey's Pants

 
book

 
book
 


Cary Waterman

Book of Fire

 

 


 
johnsons
 


Jill & Deane Johnson

Little Minnesota


 


 
 

 


Peter Geye

Safe from the Sea


 
book

 
book
 


Kent Nerburn

Ordinary Sacred:
The Simple Beauty
of Everyday Life


Joel Arnold

Ox Cart Angel



 
book

 
book
 
Ren Holland

Early Resorts of Minnesota

Elsie Dunn

Feed the Mice Athena

 
book
 
book
 
Kildegaard

Cloves & Honey

Wendell Affield

Muddy Jungle Rivers

 
book

 
book
 


Jenifer LeClair

Danger Sector


Amanda Hughes

Beyond the Cliffs of Kerry

 
hughes and portratz

 


Wendy Potratz

Agnes Play Soccer



Judy Merritt

Ghost Dancer


 
book
 
Bob Erickson
 
Bob Erickson,

Erickson's Outdoor Adventures

Danelle Helget

Found and Destroyed

 
Found and Destroyed

 
book
 


David MacArthur

The Day the Water Tower Froze

Read about it in the Brainerd Express.


Kurtis Scaleta

Tanglewood Terror

 
book

 
book
 
Gail Rosenblum

A Hundred Lives Since Then

James Mohs

The Fed Man

 
book
 
Larkspur
 


Anastacia Hawkins

Larkspur


Shop Hop logoBookstore 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.

Shop Hop 2011's grand prize winnerHere'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.

 

Book signings at Sister Wolf during the Shop Hop

August 10

 

Beryl Bissell
Noon to 2:00 pm

The Scent of God,
A View from the Lake
.

 

A View from the LakeThe Scent of God

August 11

 

 

Bob Fulton
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Pickle Bumps for Baby Dill

Bob Fulton

August 12

 

William Kent Krueger
Noon to 2:00 pm

The Cork O'Connor series

William Kent Krueger

August 18

Kerry Casey
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Fall to Grace, Singer

Kerry Casey

August 25

Carla Hagen
Noon to 2:00 pm

Hand Me Down My Walking Cane

Hand Me Down My Walking Cane

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
Facebook logo  Bookstore Shop Hop facebook page!


Dorset during the Taste picnicTaste 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.

Fallout

 


Colin Nelson
signed copies of Fallout.

Nalah and the Pink Tiger

Anne Sawyer-Aitch signed Nalah and the Pink Tiger.

Home Sweet Murder

 

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!


Sister Wolf Coffee ShopTuesdays 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

BirdieAbercrombie TrailPomme de Terre Blooming Prairie

Candace Simar
Blooming Prairie is hot off the presses~

 



Burden of Knowing

Sharon Rezac Andersen
The Burden of Knowing.

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.




beagle booksBeagle Books Events

Visit the Beagle Books website or call 218-237-BOOK
for information on events to be held at our sister bookstore.
 

 

 




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