Born: 10/12/1954   Flint , MI
Parents: Eva M. and Gerald C. Dennis, Sr.
Spouse: Gail A. Dennis
Children: Aaron, Nick
Address(es):
Permanent :
3933 Blue Water Rd.
Traverse City , MI 49686
USA
Contact Information:
Phone : (231) 409-2567
Email : [email protected]
Website : http://jerrydennis.net/

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	A daybreak handbook - 2ND Edition.	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Ann Arbor, MI: Alice Greene & Co	2014
	Ice caves of Leelanau : a visual exploration / by Ken Scott - with an essay by Jerry Dennis.	Non Fiction , Adventure , Michigan , Travel	Adult	Glen Arbor, Mich. : Leelanau Press	2014
	Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes : transforming nature into art / edited by Linda Young - with essays by Jerry Dennis and Kathleen Stocking	Non Fiction , Michigan , Picture Book	Adult , Teen	Glen Arbor, MI: Leelanau Press	2013
	The Windward Shore: a Winter on the Great Lakes	Adventure , Michigan	Adult , Teen	Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press	2011
	Winter Walks - Essay with eight wood engravings by Glenn Wolff.	Non Fiction	Adult	Bellaire, MI: Deep Wood Press	2008
	The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas - 2004 Michigan Notable Book	Non Fiction , Travel	Adult	New York : Thomas Dunne Books	2003
	Leelanau: a Portrait of Place in Photographs and Text - With photographs by Ken Scott	Non Fiction , Picture Book	Adult	Charlevoix, MI : Petunia Press	2000
	From a Wooden Canoe: Reflections on Canoeing, Camping, and Classic Equipment	Non Fiction , Travel	Adult	New York : St. Martin's Press	1999 -2013
	The River Home: an Angler's Explorations	Non Fiction , Travel	Adult	New York : St. Martin's Press	1998 -2013
	The Bird in the Waterfall: a Natural History of Oceans, Rivers, and Lakes	Non Fiction	Adult	New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996/Michigan: Big Maple Press, 2014	1996 -2014
	A Place on the Water: an Angler's Reflections on Home	Non Fiction	Adult	New York : HarperCollinsPublishers	1993 -2013
	It's Raining Frogs and Fishes: Four Seasons of Natural Phenomena and Oddities of the Sky	Non Fiction	Adult	New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 1992/Michigan: Big Maple Press, 2014	1992 -2014
	The Best Bicycle Tours of Eastern Canada: twelve breathtaking tours through Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario	Non Fiction , Travel	Adult	New York : Henry Holt	1992
	Money for Nothing	Non Fiction		Friede Publications	1988
	Canoeing Michigan Rivers - (Publication Years: 1986, 2001, 2013)	Non Fiction , Michigan , Travel	Adult	Davidson, MI : Friede Publications	1986 -2013
	Other writings: - Various articles in these publications and many others: The New York Times, The Detroit News, American Way Magazine, Smithsonian, Audubon, Sports Afield, Wildlife Conservation, Epoch, Witness	Non Fiction	Adult		1986

What is the aim or goal of your writing: To immerse myself fully in the subjects I write about—which are always subjects I care deeply about—and write truthfully and effectively about them in order to make those subjects come alive for readers.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Name	Date
Michigan Notable Book Award for The Living Great Lakes	2004
Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award for Living Great Lakes	2004
Great Lakes Culture Award from Michigan State University for Living Great Lakes	2004
The Stuart D. and Vernice M. Gross award for Literature from Saginaw Valley State University for Living Great Lakes	2004
Alumni Fellows Award, University of Louisville, College of Arts and Sciences	2003
Michigan Author Award - Sponsered by The Center for the Book, and the Michigan Library Association	1999
Best Book of the Year awarded by Outdoor Writers Association of America - Award recieved for: 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003	1993 -2003

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