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Stories from survivors of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness's epochal weather disaster. On July 4, 1999, in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) , a bizarre confluence of meteorological events resulted in the most damaging blowdown in the region's history. Originating over the Dakotas, the midsummer windstorm developed amid unusually high heat and water-saturated forests and moved steadily east, bearing down on Fargo, North Dakota, and damaging land as it crossed the Minnesota border. Gunflint Falling tells the story of this devastating storm from the perspectives of those who were on the ground before, during, and after the catastrophic event - from first-time visitors to the north woods to returning paddlers to Forest Service Rangers.
About the Author
Award-winning author Cary J. Griffith grew up among the woods, fields, and emerald waters of eastern Iowa. His childhood fostered a lifelong love of wild places.He earned a B.A. in English from the University of Iowa and an M.A. in library science from the University of Minnesota.Griffith's books explore the natural world. In nonfiction, he covers the borderlands between civilization and wild places. In fiction, he focuses on the ways some people use flora and fauna to commit crimes, while others with more reverence and understanding of the natural world leverage their knowledge to bring criminals to justice.He lives with his family in a suburb of Minnesota's Twin Cities.
