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An Uncrowded Place
"An Uncrowded Place" by Bob Butz is one of those books that can make one envious -- first, because some of us would give our computer to be able to write so well, and second, because some of us would like to live as Butz lives: self-sufficiently, in Michigan's north woods, away from the madding crowd. —Javan Kienzle, Detroit Free Press "Bob Butz has an intimacy with the woods and water of Northern Michigan that simply can't be faked. His essays about hunting, fishing and life on the land he loves include black nights, blood, cold, wet, euphoria, a sense of humor and a simple grace. In "An Uncrowded Place," we get to eavesdrop on Bob's reverie of the solitude and wonder of nature and then find, in ourselves, a sense of coming home." —Deborah Fellows, Founder/Editor-In-Chief, Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine "You hear a lot of talk these days about the status of the natural world, like how long it will last or even if it's alive at all. Any such dialogue is incomplete without input from Bob Butz. He's like a pleasant concoction of John Gierach and Henry David Thoreau (with a weird little pinch of Norman Rockwell thrown in), and his An Uncrowded Place teaches us that the natural world should be treated as an extension of our own hearts and homes. If we can take good care of it in those two places, it will be waiting to return the favor every time we step outside." — Steven Rinella, author of The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine and American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon "John Lennon once said that life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. Bob Butz is not making other plans—he is living his life to the fullest, in the woods of Michigan, right now. His descriptions of the episodes in his life—from the simple acts of following fox tracks in the snow to the more complicated and sometimes humorous ones of paying bills and dealing with New York City editors—make you realize that we all ought to slow down a bit and enjoy what we have right in front of us." — Jay Cassell, Deputy Editor, Field & Stream "I enjoyed Bob Butz's amiable musings about fishing, hunting, fatherhood, and the outdoor writer's life. And his vivid and good-hearted portrayal of northern Michigan—that lovely, quirky, and still uncrowded place near the tip of the mitten—is right on the mark. This is good reading for winter evenings by the fireplace. —Jerry Dennis, author The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas Click here to order direct from Huron River Press.
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