[BCMA] FW: Press Release: GVMA hosts "Harry: A Wilderness Dog Saga" Slide Presentation/Book Signing

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From: Denise Marsh
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 11:10 AM
To: Barbara Bell <barbara.bell at vernonmuseum.ca>
Subject: Press Release: GVMA hosts "Harry: A Wilderness Dog Saga" Slide Presentation/Book Signing



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PRESS RELEASE

Sept. 27, 2017
Off-road and off the grid: Chris Czajkowski, Wilderness Dweller and Author, Visits Vernon
Location: Greater Vernon Museum & Archives
Dates:  Wednesday October 25th, 2017
Time:  7:00pm -8:00pm
Cost: $5.00/person
Phone: 250-542-3142 to pre-register


Join bestselling author Chris Czajkowski--and her gregarious and lovable pack dog Harry--for a slide show based on her new book, Harry: A Wilderness Dog Saga ($22.95, Harbour Publishing), which provides a fascinating depiction of living in the wilderness--from a dog's eye view.

Czajkowski's presentation, which will be followed by a book signing, is taking place at the Greater Vernon Museum & Archives (3009-32nd Avenue) on Wednesday, October 25 at 7:00pm. Tickets are $5.00 and pre-registration is recommended.

Featuring many photos, illustrations and stories about their other canine companions, the slide presentation portrays their off-the-grid life and how Chris established an ecotourism business, built cabins by hand and scratched out a living for herself and the pack.

Harry: A Wilderness Dog Saga, which is written entirely from Harry's perspective, is an adventure story that combines Harry's own observations about his years with Chris with reminiscences from his other canine companions (wise Badger, beautiful Ginger and his literary predecessor Lonesome). He describes how, living in the remote wilderness, the dogs have a rich life, although not one without its difficulties. Often residing in areas accessible only by float plane, they have encountered grizzlies and cougars, slept in the snow, hiked with packs of food and equipment, and gotten into some perilous scrapes. Harry relates these stories with good humour and many quizzical observations about human behaviour.

Chris Czajkowski lives in a small community in BC's interior and has written eleven books about her nearly thirty years of wilderness living, including Snowshoes and Spotted Dick: Letters from a Wilderness Dweller, Wildfire in the Wilderness, Ginty's Ghost: A Wilderness Dweller's Dream (all Harbour Publishing) and Lonesome: Memoirs of a Wilderness Dog (TouchWood Editions).

This event is made possible with the support of the Greater Vernon Museum & Archives and the Canada Council for the Arts. For more information, or to pre-register for the slide show, please phone the Museum at (250) 542-3142.

For more information, to schedule an interview with Chris Czajkowski, or to request a copy of Harry: A Wilderness Dog Saga, contact Marisa Alps at Harbour Publishing: email: marisa at harbourpublishing.com<mailto:marisa at harbourpublishing.com>, phone: 604-883-2730  www.harbourpublishing.com<http://www.harbourpublishing.com>



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Denise Marsh

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