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Meadow Dancers
Born in a two-room, tar papered shack on the edge of the Red Cliff Indian Reservation in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, the author, Ron Collette, cannot remember a time when the love of the wilderness was not in him. His parents moved from Bayfield, Wisconsin to Duluth, Minnesota when he was still a young child. He graduated from Duluth Denfeld High School in 1954.
Following his Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army, he returned to Duluth and attended the University of Minnesota. In 1963, he and his wife, Carolyn, began raising a family on the shores of Lake Superior, near Duluth, Minnesota. In 1971, with their three children, Stephen, Kari and Beth, they moved to the Pacific Northwest. A fourth child, Julie, was born in 1976, in the eastern Washington town of Spokane
As Ron and Carolyn and their four children continued to enjoy the wild, unblemished character of the Pacific Northwest, the life and wilderness experiences they shared eventually became the inspiration for the adventure/love story, "The Meadow Dancers".
The author's father said there was Chippewa blood in the family tree. This inspired Ron to include a certain measure of Native American history and culture in his first novel.
"The Meadow Dancers", is sure to excite and satisfy any reader who is looking for a story of courageous, unconditional love and adventure, against the pristine pageantry of the magnificent high country of the Pacific Northwest.
Following his Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army, he returned to Duluth and attended the University of Minnesota. In 1963, he and his wife, Carolyn, began raising a family on the shores of Lake Superior, near Duluth, Minnesota. In 1971, with their three children, Stephen, Kari and Beth, they moved to the Pacific Northwest. A fourth child, Julie, was born in 1976, in the eastern Washington town of Spokane
As Ron and Carolyn and their four children continued to enjoy the wild, unblemished character of the Pacific Northwest, the life and wilderness experiences they shared eventually became the inspiration for the adventure/love story, "The Meadow Dancers".
The author's father said there was Chippewa blood in the family tree. This inspired Ron to include a certain measure of Native American history and culture in his first novel.
"The Meadow Dancers", is sure to excite and satisfy any reader who is looking for a story of courageous, unconditional love and adventure, against the pristine pageantry of the magnificent high country of the Pacific Northwest.
345 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 6, 2014
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Did Not Finish
May 19, 2026I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author/publisher for promotional purposes. I was not required to write a positive review. These are my honest thoughts and opinions.
DNF on page 122 on May 13th, 2026, due to lack of summary (which made me think this was a different genre than what it is), typos (missing spaces between words, missing punctuation, missing words, making new paragraphs at odd places, etc.), formatting issues (bolding words instead of italicizing them, I had a paperback copy and would have liked some more room in the gutter to make holding the book easier), head hopping, and just because it isn’t my cup of tea.
The book did a good job with describing the beauty of the high country in the Washington state and I wish the author the very best as he continues to write, this book just wasn’t my cup of tea, and that’s okay. =)
A short summary for those who are curious about picking this up. As I haven’t read the whole book, I don’t go into huge depth, but this will hopefully give you an idea of what this story is about.
After losing his wife and two kids in a terrible car accident in the high country in Washington, Lon decides to go back and find healing in the wild but beautiful land. Meanwhile, a grizzly, an unusual phenomenon in this area, terrorizes hikers.
This book is a fictional novel that reminds me a little bit about cowboys and talks a little about Native Americans but in a contemporary setting. There were a few mentions about God to, so maybe Christian.
Content in Book: (only to point of where I stopped reading)
1. A car accident that killed someone’s wife and two kids and knocked the main character unconscious. (Only briefly mentioned).
2. A grizzly bear attack. (A grizzly had killed a guy and a deer, only briefly mentioned).
3. A landslide. (A guy gets thrown off his horse and hits his head).
4. Hunting and fishing.
5. A guy who was addicted to alcohol.
DNF on page 122 on May 13th, 2026, due to lack of summary (which made me think this was a different genre than what it is), typos (missing spaces between words, missing punctuation, missing words, making new paragraphs at odd places, etc.), formatting issues (bolding words instead of italicizing them, I had a paperback copy and would have liked some more room in the gutter to make holding the book easier), head hopping, and just because it isn’t my cup of tea.
The book did a good job with describing the beauty of the high country in the Washington state and I wish the author the very best as he continues to write, this book just wasn’t my cup of tea, and that’s okay. =)
A short summary for those who are curious about picking this up. As I haven’t read the whole book, I don’t go into huge depth, but this will hopefully give you an idea of what this story is about.
After losing his wife and two kids in a terrible car accident in the high country in Washington, Lon decides to go back and find healing in the wild but beautiful land. Meanwhile, a grizzly, an unusual phenomenon in this area, terrorizes hikers.
This book is a fictional novel that reminds me a little bit about cowboys and talks a little about Native Americans but in a contemporary setting. There were a few mentions about God to, so maybe Christian.
Content in Book: (only to point of where I stopped reading)
1. A car accident that killed someone’s wife and two kids and knocked the main character unconscious. (Only briefly mentioned).
2. A grizzly bear attack. (A grizzly had killed a guy and a deer, only briefly mentioned).
3. A landslide. (A guy gets thrown off his horse and hits his head).
4. Hunting and fishing.
5. A guy who was addicted to alcohol.
January 14, 2016
This book was first brought to my attention via Momma Says Read so I decided to check a little bit into it and saw that it was out of my home state Washington. I thought it would be a good read so I picked it up. I was truly impressed I found out that this is a first-time author and he did an amazing job. He was able to describe places that I've been to so vividly that I felt as though I was taken back there.
This book it's about survival. Not just survival of the wilderness but survival of loss and pain. He did a good job at conveying the pain of the characters.
He was able to build a multiplayer story several many stories woven into one yet all connected in a different way the characters were truly outstanding they were each likeable and us feel as though you have known them your whole life I learned a few interesting things while reading this book. I'm not really a cowboy or backcountry person I enjoyed the hiking and everything but he brought a whole new world into my reading catalog. I hope we hear more from this author.
This book it's about survival. Not just survival of the wilderness but survival of loss and pain. He did a good job at conveying the pain of the characters.
He was able to build a multiplayer story several many stories woven into one yet all connected in a different way the characters were truly outstanding they were each likeable and us feel as though you have known them your whole life I learned a few interesting things while reading this book. I'm not really a cowboy or backcountry person I enjoyed the hiking and everything but he brought a whole new world into my reading catalog. I hope we hear more from this author.
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