The second edition of “Come On Over! Northeastern Ontario A to Z” is launching in Sudbury on May 29 by Latitude 46 Publishing.
Former Laurentian University history professor, Dieter K. Buse, has updated the original version he originally published through Your Scrivener Press in 2011 along with co-author Graeme Mount.
The event takes place 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Living with Lakes Centre. It will include a conversation between author Dieter K. Buse and CBC Sudbury's Markus Schwabe.
Come on Over! Northeastern Ontario A to Z is a unique, single-volume historical and cultural compendium which will interest residents and visitors alike.
Want to find out where the statues of North America's most significant explorers are? Where British soldiers won a decisive victory in the War of 1812? Where you can swim with a polar bear?
Where the first Hardy Boys books were written? Where Winnie the Pooh, Grey Owl and Shania Twain lived?
Come On Over! features over 100 cities, towns, and villages, the Anishinaabek and Mushkegowuk First Nations in the region, and shared natural, historical and social features, such as rivers, waterfalls, railways, parks, recreation, fires, food, birds and birding, and early explorers.
Buse is a professor emeritus of the History Department at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. Over his career, he has published many academic books and articles, as well as journalistic pieces, many on Northeastern Ontario, where he has travelled extensively obtaining information from historians, geographers, and librarians who have researched specific aspects of the area.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase for $29.95 (plus tax) and signed by the author. Books are also available at your favourite online retailer, independent bookstore or direct from www.latitude46publishing.com.
