Fawn Island

Nature/Regional The acclaimed author of Old Turtle and Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth tells the story of his wilderness retreat in the North Country. Fawn Island is a place where crows serve as alarm clocks, white-throated sparrows leave the tracks of their songs upon the evening hush, and chickadees help a woodsman learn to whistle. The island is also a jumping-off place for journeys large and small, earthly and spiritual-to nearby Mallard Island, Gull Island, or Bald Rock, by sea kayak into th