Join the Listening Point Foundation and the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute for a virtual launch event for
A Private Wilderness: The Journals of Sigurd F. Olson with editor David Backes on Tuesday, June 1 at 7:00 PM CT. There will be an in-depth presentation and moderated conversation with Backes about the history and inspiration surrounding the book from inception to publication, as well as a Q&A session with the audience.
Register for the free event here.
Written mostly during the years from 1930 to 1941, Sigurd F. Olson’s journals describe the dreams and frustrations of an aspiring writer honing his skills, pursuing recognition, and facing doubt. Author of Olson’s definitive biography, editor David Backes brings a deep knowledge of the writer to these journals, providing critical context, commentary, and insights along the way.
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High up in the frozen wilds of northern Sweden, the doors to the 31st Icehotel have just creaked open. Every year since 1989, the Icehotel has been created afresh in the little village of Jukkasjärvi. Outside the mercury falls to as low as –20˚C. But inside the thermometer remains a steady, and relatively balmy, 5˚C thanks to the 563 tons of ice from the river Torne used to build the hotel.
The Icehotel is also an art gallery. In normal years, chainsaw-wielding artists arrive from around the world every October to work the blocks of ice into fantastic shapes. Last year, there was a ferris wheel and miniature rollercoaster to celebrate three decades of the hotel in ice. This year, because of travel restrictions (see below), the artists are all from Sweden. But the range of designs are as quixotic – not to mention exotic – as ever. A giant lizard skulks in its icy den in one suite, along with other fantastical creatures.