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Michigan Hemingway Society News

Publication of the Michigan Hemingway Society | August 2022

Since 1990, the Michigan Hemingway Society has focused on the Michigan influence in Ernest Hemingway's work,
especially the Nick Adams Stories.

Our society holds an annual Fall Hemingway Weekend in Petoskey, MI
where the Nobel Prize-winning author
spent his boyhood summers.
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MHS FALL CONFERENCE 2022

OCTOBER 7-9, 2022 PETOSKEY, MI


We are excited to explore our conference theme of "Hemingway and the Odawa Indians" at the Terrace Inn in Petoskey, Michigan. A block of rooms have been set aside for our attendees: please call 231-347-2410 to secure your room.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Keynote speaker: Frank Ettawageshik, President of the Association on American Indian Affairs
  • Eric Hemenway, Director of Repatriations, Archives and Records, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, will be speaking at Greensky Hill Indian United Methodist Church on Saturday afternoon.
  • Don Daiker, Hemingway scholar and professor of English emeritus from Miami University in Ohio, will present a reading and discussion of his new work, “Nick Adams and His ‘Indian Girl.’”
  • Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Hemingway’s great-granddaughter, will be signing her book, Ernest’s Way.
  • Michael Kim Roos, just back from the international conference in Wyoming, will be performing Hemingway-themed songs
  • A Ghost Supper is planned for Saturday evening
  • Sunday afternoon visits to 
  • St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church, which is the oldest building in northern lower Michigan, and 
  • The Little Traverse History Museum, which houses Odawa art and artifacts and Hemingway items of note
  • ...and more to come!
  • You don't want to miss this very special conference!
  • CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Reminder: Is Your MHS Membership Current?


There's always something NEW in Michigan Hemingway news! We've made it easy for you: click here to RENEW NOW so you don't miss out on a virtual Hemingway discussion, podcasts from Petoskey, the word from Walloon Lake, chatter about our fall conference, scholarship opportunities for high school and college students, and so much more! Memberships begin in January and run through December, so now is the time to renew, rejoin, or bring a friend on board!

  • $20 for individuals,
  • $30 for a family (two adults at the same address), and
  • $10 for students

Find more information on the benefits of membership here, and be sure to share with anyone in your life interested in Ernest Hemingway, northern Michigan, teachers and students of all disciplines, and folks looking to forge new connections with a wide variety of people from around the country with all kinds of backgrounds, talents, interests, and specialties!


Questions? Our email address is info@michiganhemingwaysociety.org (or click here!)

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