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Ernie St. Germaine grew up Alpine skiing, but learned to cross-country ski quickly in about 20 minutes the Saturday before his first American Birkebeiner (“Birkie”) race in 1973, when he was 25. Since then, he hasn’t missed a single one. He’s the only person to have skied all 47 of them so far (two have been canceled due to lack of snow.) “Over the years, I have grown to love the sport, and it has motivated me to remain active year-round,” he says. “I believe it has saved my life by keeping me fit and better able to survive diabetes.” Here s what he says helps keep him strong.
Sinsinawa Mound Center will be sponsoring a Native American Book Discussion throughout 2021. The first book in our series is “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee” by David Treuer, to be