Northern Michigan hotel offers fly fishing package with Hemingway twist
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Posted Apr 29, 2021
The Fly Fishing package includes a guided trip to a nearby river known for its trout fishing. Photo provided by Hotel Walloon.
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WALLOON LAKE, MI - When it comes to fly fishing in Northern Michigan, there might be nothing more iconic than casting a line into rivers and streams frequented by famous American author and sometimes-summer resident Ernest Hemingway.
As part of the area’s year-long “Hemingway Homecoming” celebration, Hotel Walloon on Walloon Lake is offering guests a special fly fishing package that comes complete with accommodations and a guided half-day or full-day adventure led by True North Trout.
When Ernest Hemingway moved to Paris in 1921, he tacked a Michigan map up in his writing room.
Michigan inspired Hemingway s stories, and his parents planted Hemingway s local roots before he was born. A new three-part Public Broadcasting Service documentary, titled Hemingway, by Lynn Novick and Ken Burns, will explore the writer, giving insight into his Michigan roots while shattering popular myths surrounding his life.
A year before Hemingway was born, Clarence and Grace Hemingway bought waterfront property on Walloon Lake, located in Charlevoix County, in 1898. This would serve as the family s summer home when they weren t living in Oak Park, Illinois.
‘Hemingway Homecoming’ events to celebrate famed author’s ties to Northern Michigan
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
Posted Mar 11, 2021
A historical sign in the Village of Walloon Lake details author Ernest Hemingway s ties to the area. Photo courtesy Promote Michigan
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WALLOON LAKE, MICH. The quiet Northern Michigan village where famed American author Ernest Hemingway spent his boyhood summers is planning a year’s worth of activities and special events in honor of his connection to the region.
Walloon Lake, which sits along a lake of the same name between Boyne City and Petoskey, is home to Windemere cottage the simple summer home of Hemingway’s parents, Clarence and Grace, that still is owned by family descendants. Hemingway’s early experiences in the area’s woods and waters are credited with shaping his life and writing. The region is featured prominently in his posthumously published book,