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Listening Point Cabin West Side Bench_03582

Bench on west side of Sigurd Olson's Listening Point cabin on Burntside Lake near Ely, Minnesota. This was the retreat of renowned wilderness conservationist and author Sigurd F. Olson. It is located near his beloved Boundary Waters Canoe Area, which he worked tirelessly to preserve as a protected wilderness area. Listening Point includes this beautifully-simple Finnish-style log cabin and a sauna.

 

Olson authored nine books: "The Singing Wilderness", "Listening Point", "The Lonely Land", "Runes of the North", "Open Horizons", "The Hidden Forest", "Wilderness Days", "Reflections From the North Country", and "Of Time and Place".

 

Photographed July 21, 2015. Equipment used: Sony SLT-A58 with Sony AF DT 18-70mm lens on tripod.

 

Please visit the following websites for more information and background on Sigurd F. Olson and Listening Point:

 

listeningpointfoundation.org/

 

www4.uwm.edu/letsci/research/sigurd_olson/contents.htm

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd_F._Olson

 

 

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