There’s magic to Montana, and that sense of magic was captured exquisitely on the written page by the state’s native son and prized author Norman Maclean.
Best known for his novella, “A River Runs Through It,” Maclean is also lauded for his short stories and his hard-nosed investigation into the Mann Gulch fire of 1949, “Young Men and Fire.”
And it is with pride that a host of sponsors acknowledge that Maclean’s premier works were handwritten on the deck of his log cabin on the shores of Seeley Lake.
To honor and celebrate this heritage of the written word, the inaugural “In The Footsteps of Norman Maclean Festival” will be held in Seeley Lake, near the Blackfoot River over the weekend of July 10-13.
Highlights include remarks by Gov. Steve Bullock, a keynote address by National Book Award winner Pete Dexter and a presentation by John Maclean, Norman’s son.
For more information and a full schedule, visit http://www.macleanfootsteps.com/.