July 19, 2006 == MEDIA ADVISORY
A Calvin College professor of English emeritus has written a book about one
of her favorite vacation spots.
Charlotte Otten has penned a variety of books during both her career as an
active professor and in the years since her retirement, including everything
from traditional children's books to an examination of werewolves!
Her latest offering is a children's historic novel called "Home in a
Wilderness Fort: Copper Harbor, 1844."
On July 26 Otten will sign copies of her book at Horizon Books in Traverse
City and on August 17 she will return to Fort Wilkins for a talk on the fort
as part of the Fort Wilkins Historic State Park summer evening programs.
The book details the adventures of Josette, a girl of 10 who journeys to
Michigan's Copper Harbor in 1844 with her sister and brother-in-law, who has
been assigned as a military officer to help build Fort Wilkins. There she
lives an adventuresome life, while learning about the state's native people
(one of her best friends is an Indian girl named Maria who rescues her from a
bear), the wilderness and herself!
Otten began visiting Copper Harbor two decades ago and often included a visit
to Fort Wilkins in her stay up north. Eventually she was inspired to write
about life at the time the fort was built. Her early efforts on the book
included a significant amount of research and she ran the manuscript past
historians to ensure that it was historically accurate.
The book is published by Arbutus Press, an independent publishing house
located on the shore of Arbutus Lake, near Traverse City.
For more, including links, see
http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2005_06/wilderness_fort.htm
Contact Otten at cotten@calvin.edu or 616-245-4113
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