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David Hakensen Book Signing - Her Place in the Woods, The Life of Helen Hoover
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3713 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd., Two Harbors, MN 55616
218-226-6372 | splitrock@mnhs.org
About This Event
Her Place in the Woods: The Life of Helen Hoover by David Hakensen is the first complete biography of nature writer Helen Hoover, detailing her unconventional life from a successful Chicago metallurgist to a celebrated author living off-grid on Minnesota's Gunflint Trail. The book explores her transition from a professional career to a rustic, primitive lifestyle, chronicling her struggles, her deep connection with the wilderness, and her eventual success as a writer, all while defying convention in a male-dominated world.
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- Lectures and Talks
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Saturday, July 18, 2026
David Hakensen Book Signing - Her Place in the Woods, The Life of Helen Hoover
Her Place in the Woods: The Life of Helen Hoover by David Hakensen is the first complete biography of nature writer Helen Hoover, detailing her unconventional life from a successful Chicago metallurgist to a celebrated author living off-grid on Minnesota's Gunflint Trail. The book explores her transition from a professional career to a rustic, primitive lifestyle, chronicling her struggles, her deep connection with the wilderness, and her eventual success as a writer, all while defying convention in a male-dominated world.
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