6:30 - 7:30 pm

Join us as we welcome author Dan Ellens to talk about his debut YA fiction book "Forest Legend: The Tale of Ol' Split Toe". The story follows Split Toe, a deer chosen at birth to travel through time to learn the interconnected workings of the Michigan forest. He meets different humans along the way, and witnesses modern humans' conflict with Mother Nature until he meets a boy who changes everything.  Dan Ellens is an outdoor enthusiast who is passionate about connecting people with nature. He spends nearly half of each year in an isolated, electricity-free tree house with wood stove heat, handpump water, and oil lamp lighting. Dan will talk about how this lifestyle lead him to write this book.