Ernest Hemingway’s First Introduction to Walloon Lake
Young Ernest Hemingway – merely an infant when he first visited Walloon Lake, Michigan – starting a 22-year tradition that shaped his life as an outdoorsman and storyteller. “On September…
A Lakeside Chat with Author Valerie Hemingway
~ FREE PUBLIC EVENT ~ Friday, April 19 – Talcott Event Venue, Walloon Lake Very few people who knew Ernest Hemingway are still around to share their stories of this…
Author & Educator Valerie Hemingway to Lead 3rd Annual Walloon Lake Writer’s Retreat, April 18-21, 2024
The quaint northern Michigan village of Walloon Lake provides an idyllic backdrop for writers to discover and hone their skills and the 3rd Annual Walloon Lake Writer’s Retreat (April 18-21,…
A Quick Introduction to the Hemingway Women
While Ernest Hemingway is undoubtedly the most well-known Hemingway, there were powerhouse women who bear the famous surname. Grace Ernestine (Hall) Hemingway (June 15, 1872 – June 28, 1951). The daughter…
A Lakeside Chat with Author John Patrick Hemingway – Grandson of Ernest Hemingway
Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author (and Walloon Lake's most noted summer resident) Ernest Hemingway came from a family of creative types and has since left a legacy of writing…
John Patrick Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway’s Grandson & Fellow Author, John Patrick Hemingway, to Lead 2nd Annual Walloon Lake Writer’s Retreat, April 13-16, 2023
The quaint northern Michigan village of Walloon Lake provides an idyllic backdrop for writers to discover and hone their skills and the 2nd Annual Walloon Lake Writer’s Retreat (April 13-16,…
Take a Hike through Hemingway Country…
Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author Ernest Hemingway may have been born in Illinois, but it was the woods and waters of northern Michigan which shaped him into an outdoorsman…
Hemingway’s Birthday Celebration on Walloon Lake
While Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois on July 21, 1899 – his birthday celebrations were held each summer at the family cottage – Windemere – on Walloon…
Walloon Lake Reads: The Torrents of Spring
A free 2-Part Community Read of Hemingway’s Novella is Planned for April 18 & 25 (7pm) International Scholar Judy Siegel Henn to Lead Virtual Discussion The Village of Walloon Lake,…
Check It Out…Walloon Lake’s Crooked Tree District Library Hires New Director
Join us in welcoming Leanne Milliman as the new director of the Crooked Tree District Library! With fourteen years of library experience, she most recently worked at the Charlevoix Public…