Hemingway Pre-Conference Reception
Yes, I would like to register for the Pre-Conference reception at historic Windemere.
Windemere is a National Historic Landmark as designated by the U.S. Department of Interior and the boyhood summer cottage of Ernest Hemingway.
Windemere is located on the shores of Walloon Lake outside of Petoskey, Michigan. It was and is the summer home of the Hemingway family and is still owned by Ernest Hemingway’s nephew. The Hemingway family came to Walloon Lake in 1898. They purchased a piece of property on the north shore with birches and cedars surrounding a sandy beach that formed a bay. This was the location the Hemingway family chose to build their summer cottage.
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Windemere is closed to the public. However, this unique opportunity will provide you the opportunity to attend a private reception and tour of the place that inspired many of the tales in Hemingway’s Nick Adams stories.
Date of reception: Sunday, June 17th, 2012.
Time of reception: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cost: $100 per person
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Transportation will be provided for all registrants from a central location in Petoskey. Maximum attendance is 60 people. Registrants will receive wine, non-alcoholic beverages, light appetizers, a tour of the cottage and grounds and a print of the portrait of Ernest Hemingway by his mother.
Original Hemingway letters will be on display and one letter will be designated as “for sale” at an upcoming online auction. Your hosts for the reception will by Judy and Ernie Mainland. Ernie is the nephew of Ernest Hemingway.
All proceeds from this event will benefit the North Central Michigan College Foundation. North Central Michigan College is located in Petoskey.
If you have questions, please contact:
Sean Pollion
Executive Director
North Central Michigan College Foundation
1515 Howard St.
Petoskey, MI 49770
231-348-6621
spollion@ncmich.edu