Woodswoman II Beyond Black Bear Lake by Anne LaBastille

Woodswoman II is the story of the author's decision to retreat farther, a half-mile behind her main cabin--fashioned after the one in Thoreau's Walden--in which she could write and contemplate.  In this book, she writes movingly of her life with two German shepherds as companions, of a sustaining relationship with a man as independent as herself, and of her renewed bond with nature.

Anne LaBastille is the author of nine trade books about nature and the environment, five children's books, and over 150 articles.  She was the recipient of many awards and acknowledgments throughout her life for her research and writing including a Gold Medal for Conservation from the World Wildlife Fund in 1974,  the Roger Tory Peterson Award for National Nature Educator in 1994, and a Gold Medal from the Society of Women Geographers in 1993.  She was also a licensed Adirondack Wilderness Guide and served for 17 years as a member of the Adirondack Park Agency board.  Anne died of Alzheimer's disease in Plattsburgh, NY in 2011.  Her unique story and legacy live on through her writing. 

8.25" x 5.5" x .75"