CONTRIBUTE
This film is very much a work-in-progress, funded out-of-pocket up to this point. In order to finish I’m going to need to raise a lot more money, which I will do through a combination of grants, corporate gifts, more fund-raisers and finally, online donations. I’ll never do it without your help, so thanks in advance, and please help spread the word.
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TELL YOUR STORY
If you have stories about Sigurd or a wilderness experience that changed you somehow and you’d be willing share it on camera, or if you know anyone you think should be interviewed for the film, leave a comment below and I will get back in touch with you, or contact me.
IN-KIND DONATIONS
If you have services, equipment, or anything else you think might aid in the production of this film, please let me know.
Fall 2008, as a student majoring in Biological Sciences, I wen to my advisor: Gary K. Clambey (Ecologist) to question him about books to read (As I was a freshman at North Dakota State University). Gary said to read from Sigurd Olson. So, after some research, I picked out one of his later books “Open Horizons.”
Read it in 3 days! Couldn’t put it down, and after looking at Olson’s literary illustrations, I began to look at the Wilderness in a new light. Olson’s word choice, and unbelievable descriptions of Nature and its beauty, rival that of any other Nature writer: Muir, Leopold, Thereau, Emmerson. To which I would say Olson’s only rival would be that of Aldo Leopold, a fellow Wisconsian…similar to that of John Muir.
Every time I am out in the woods now, on a lake, flyfishing the north shore, or any other outdoor activity, I take the time to appreciate the imagery, and the beauty of all that surrounds me. Without a doubt, Sigurd Olson’s books have changed my life in a way I wish all people could experience. A silence I now hear with new music, orchestrated by Sigurd Olson’s beautiful life and words.
I am very eager to see your documentary, if you need any help, feel free to notify my via e-mail.
Best regards,
Josh
Joshua thanks for expressing your enthusiasm for Sigurd’s writing and the positive effect it’s had in your life. I feel the same way: whenever I read him I go to another place – not just the geographic or aesthetic space he is describing, but a different place in my soul. I would definitely encourage you to read, if you haven’t already, the stalwarts of his canon, “The Singing Wilderness” and “Listening Point” as well as “Open Horizons” – a story I think would make an amazing feature film… I will get in touch.
Thanks Peter. I do a lot of underwater filming and photography too. http://www.joshscubafreedive.webs.com. Although that website hasn’t been updated in many years. Need a new camera angle I’m all ears….
I just want to express my excitement and thanks that you are creating this film. The most recent shots are subjectively original, especially when the canoe is flipped back over after a portage and the reflection of the water is surreal. Really fantastic product. I found Sigurd on a library shelf on the shore of Moosehead Lake in Maine when guiding a summer between whitewater and flat, living the dream. The similarity between how he describes the experience and reality is yet to be countered. I am now waiting for a similar writer to reveal themselves. I don’t know what will come of this film but good things. In these days of needed wilderness awareness, clearly you are doing your part.
Thanks,
Josh