Mike Lein successfully published over 50 non-fiction pieces in magazines and journals before moving on to book publishing. His first two books – Firewood Happens – Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Minnesota’s Northwoods and Down at the Dock – More Stories of the Good Life in the Northwoods scored back-to-back First Place Awards for Humor from the Midwest Independent Publishing Association. A comment from one judge says it all – “This book belongs in every cabin in Minnesota!”

The Crooked lake Chronicles – Mostly True Stories of Life Up North continues this series with more lightly embellished tales of the things that happen, the people you meet, and the struggles with Mother Nature that occur when you step out and enjoy the simple life in the Great Outdoors.

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