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Special Event

Event

How the Birds Got Their Songs Book Signing

Grand Portage National Monument

Fee:

Free.

Location:

Heritage Center Classroom

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, August 10, 2024

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

2 hours

Type of Event

Talk

Description

When the Great Spirit presents a challenge to the birds, one of the birds tricks the others and earns the prettiest song. Find out which bird—and where you can hear it today. 

Join Sam and Travis Zimmerman to learn about their new book.


More information

Reservation or Registration: No

Contact Information

Jim Cihlar (he/they)
(651) 259-3203
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Image Gallery

Book cover painting with an eagle and smaller bird flying over a lake.
A man with a beard and glasses, wearing a black ball cap and sweatshirt.
A man wearing a traditional beaded and medallion.
Book cover painting with an eagle and smaller bird flying over a lake.
Hear a traditional Ojibwe story.
Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society Press
A man with a beard and glasses, wearing a black ball cap and sweatshirt.
Travis Zimmerman
Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society Press
A man wearing a traditional beaded and medallion.
Sam Zimmerman
Photo courtesy of Sam Zimmerman
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