| Travels of Dursmirg, in 3 volumes, Looking for a New Frontier:The Story of the Edwin Pearson Family, and Yucatán's Magic-Mérida Side Trips: Treasures of Mayab |
Travels of Dursmirg ,Volume 1 By John M. Grimsrud
Sailing Beyond Lake Superior
And some folks thought 'twas a dream they'd dreamed of sailing that
beautiful sea.
Who hasn't daydreamed about chucking it all and sailing away on a boat to
warmer climes, "far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife"? John and Jane
did just that. During five years while working full-time, they attended maritime
and voc-tech classes, and built a 46-foot Ferro cement sailboat in their back
yard. Whatever didn't fit in the boat, they sold. Their first days on the water
gave them plenty of reasons to second-guess their decision - 80 knot winds,
boat plowing into seas up to the mast, smashing into a tug, a life-threatening
injury. But they persevered, and thrived.
Travels of Dursmirg, Volume 1 (sold as Sailing Beyond Lake Superior in
the Nook edition) is the first book in the Travels of Dursmirg series; 3-
volumes that chronicle the challenges and joys of life on a sailboat. You'll
travel the Golden Isles, the Indian River Lagoon and the Florida Keys. You'll
meet the members of the sailing community - some pleasant, some rogues, all
interesting. If you've dreamed of escaping the conventional by living on a
sailboat but never got the chance, Travels of Dursmirg is your opportunity to
experience this life vicariously. Grab a beer (or homemade sassafras wine),
hop in a hammock, and be transported to a different existence.
Available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle.
Order at Barnes & Nobles in paperback and Nook Edition.
Travels of Dursmirg, Summers at Daufuskie
Sailing the Sea Islands
(Volume 2) By John M. Grimsrud
Beyond their wildest expectations a new life of independence laced with
exciting discovery and good fortune opened a wealthy world there to be
savored by those who take the time to enjoy it to its fullest.
John and Jane spent their first season living aboard Dursmirg in the Old City
of St. Augustine and found more fascinating attractions, new friends, southern
cooking and exciting diversions than they could be packed in. They were
enticed to return again and again.
Springtime arrived and the Sea Islands beckoned. Fernandina Beach,
Brunswick, Savannah and Charleston were visited. Living at anchor opened a
new realm and they learned to live out of the sea. Exploration took them to
places Cumberland Island, Daufuskie Island and more.
Discover the best southern cooking from the Sea Islands, humorous
encounters, tricks of harvesting seafood and living with nature that were all
part of a dream come true.
This book is recommended reading for determined adventurers yearning to
find a place in this world to live free. This is the second of four volumes in a
series. Order at Amazon.com and Barnes & Nobles in paperback
and eBook editions.
Travels of Dursmirg, Down in the Florida Keys,
Swinging in a Summer Breeze (Volume 3)
Sailing Down In the Florida Keys
By John M. Grimsrud
“I am going where the wind blows, when the spirit moves me and the
price is right.”
These were the driving forces, the goals and aspirations that would be fulfilled
beyond their wildest expectations. Quality of life and standard of living were to
be far above anything imaginable. Yes, they did it!
Using the Oldest City of St. Augustine as a home base, winter sojourns south
always included the Indian River where lifelong friendships were cemented,
bountiful seafood harvested and anchorages a slice of paradise.
Miami and Biscayne Bay was a cruising boaters dream come true.
Anchorages abounded at Dinner Key, Biscayne Key plus Sand, Elliot and
Rhodes Keys in the Biscayne National Park. Venturing south the Hawk
Channel took you to Marathon, Boot Key, Non Name Harbor, Key West the
Marquesas and Dry Tortugas were part of the best cruising, fishing, and
exploring to be found anywhere.
Dodging the bullet that wounded the nation and slipping off into a utopian
paradise while the world was in turmoil and upheaval, they migrated together
with like-minded sailors into a new dimension.
More than a life story this was a love story where husband and wife were also
the best of friends and pals.
Order at Amazon.com and Barnes & Nobles in paperback and
eBook editions.
Sailing Beyond Lake Superior
And some folks thought 'twas a dream they'd dreamed of sailing that
beautiful sea.
Who hasn't daydreamed about chucking it all and sailing away on a boat to
warmer climes, "far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife"? John and Jane
did just that. During five years while working full-time, they attended maritime
and voc-tech classes, and built a 46-foot Ferro cement sailboat in their back
yard. Whatever didn't fit in the boat, they sold. Their first days on the water
gave them plenty of reasons to second-guess their decision - 80 knot winds,
boat plowing into seas up to the mast, smashing into a tug, a life-threatening
injury. But they persevered, and thrived.
Travels of Dursmirg, Volume 1 (sold as Sailing Beyond Lake Superior in
the Nook edition) is the first book in the Travels of Dursmirg series; 3-
volumes that chronicle the challenges and joys of life on a sailboat. You'll
travel the Golden Isles, the Indian River Lagoon and the Florida Keys. You'll
meet the members of the sailing community - some pleasant, some rogues, all
interesting. If you've dreamed of escaping the conventional by living on a
sailboat but never got the chance, Travels of Dursmirg is your opportunity to
experience this life vicariously. Grab a beer (or homemade sassafras wine),
hop in a hammock, and be transported to a different existence.
Available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle.
Order at Barnes & Nobles in paperback and Nook Edition.
Travels of Dursmirg, Summers at Daufuskie
Sailing the Sea Islands
(Volume 2) By John M. Grimsrud
Beyond their wildest expectations a new life of independence laced with
exciting discovery and good fortune opened a wealthy world there to be
savored by those who take the time to enjoy it to its fullest.
John and Jane spent their first season living aboard Dursmirg in the Old City
of St. Augustine and found more fascinating attractions, new friends, southern
cooking and exciting diversions than they could be packed in. They were
enticed to return again and again.
Springtime arrived and the Sea Islands beckoned. Fernandina Beach,
Brunswick, Savannah and Charleston were visited. Living at anchor opened a
new realm and they learned to live out of the sea. Exploration took them to
places Cumberland Island, Daufuskie Island and more.
Discover the best southern cooking from the Sea Islands, humorous
encounters, tricks of harvesting seafood and living with nature that were all
part of a dream come true.
This book is recommended reading for determined adventurers yearning to
find a place in this world to live free. This is the second of four volumes in a
series. Order at Amazon.com and Barnes & Nobles in paperback
and eBook editions.
Travels of Dursmirg, Down in the Florida Keys,
Swinging in a Summer Breeze (Volume 3)
Sailing Down In the Florida Keys
By John M. Grimsrud
“I am going where the wind blows, when the spirit moves me and the
price is right.”
These were the driving forces, the goals and aspirations that would be fulfilled
beyond their wildest expectations. Quality of life and standard of living were to
be far above anything imaginable. Yes, they did it!
Using the Oldest City of St. Augustine as a home base, winter sojourns south
always included the Indian River where lifelong friendships were cemented,
bountiful seafood harvested and anchorages a slice of paradise.
Miami and Biscayne Bay was a cruising boaters dream come true.
Anchorages abounded at Dinner Key, Biscayne Key plus Sand, Elliot and
Rhodes Keys in the Biscayne National Park. Venturing south the Hawk
Channel took you to Marathon, Boot Key, Non Name Harbor, Key West the
Marquesas and Dry Tortugas were part of the best cruising, fishing, and
exploring to be found anywhere.
Dodging the bullet that wounded the nation and slipping off into a utopian
paradise while the world was in turmoil and upheaval, they migrated together
with like-minded sailors into a new dimension.
More than a life story this was a love story where husband and wife were also
the best of friends and pals.
Order at Amazon.com and Barnes & Nobles in paperback and
eBook editions.
Looking for a New Frontier
The Story of the Edwin Pearson Family.
This is a true people story.
Not just an adventure story.
Not just an immigration story.
This is a story of the people that made America great.
The story starts in Skåne, Sweden where Edwin’s father’s dream of America
began.
Chronicled here are the dreams, desires, aspirations and drives that
motivated the Pearson family to make the cut-over land of Northern Wisconsin
their home.
This narrative is related with intriguing anecdotes and spiced with Old Country
humor.
You will find a reflection of grass roots home spun Americana in every one of
the real people who laid the foundation of a community that was part of the
American dream. Order at Amazon.com.
The Story of the Edwin Pearson Family.
This is a true people story.
Not just an adventure story.
Not just an immigration story.
This is a story of the people that made America great.
The story starts in Skåne, Sweden where Edwin’s father’s dream of America
began.
Chronicled here are the dreams, desires, aspirations and drives that
motivated the Pearson family to make the cut-over land of Northern Wisconsin
their home.
This narrative is related with intriguing anecdotes and spiced with Old Country
humor.
You will find a reflection of grass roots home spun Americana in every one of
the real people who laid the foundation of a community that was part of the
American dream. Order at Amazon.com.
About the author:
Jane Pearson Grimsrud spent her childhood living in the community of Cloverland located on the shore of Lake
Superior in Northern Wisconsin.
Her father was a storyteller and a historian of the area. Jane was always writing letters and helping her father
search for the stories of the people who had come before them. She walked the fields of their farm with her father
and he showed her the places where Indians had camped and left behind their arrowheads and knives.
When her father came upon an abandoned homestead with 3 graves marked with crude wooden crosses, Jane
and her father had to find the story behind the graves. While in high school, Jane wrote her first book about the
history of the people who left the 3 graves of children behind.
Jane has spent her adult life looking for new frontiers. With her husband, John M. Grimsrud, she built a 46 foot
sailboat and left the North Country behind and sailed South to a warmer climate. Jane’s husband has published 3
volumes about their travels titled Travels of Dursmirg.
Jane currently resides with her husband in Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Jane Pearson Grimsrud spent her childhood living in the community of Cloverland located on the shore of Lake
Superior in Northern Wisconsin.
Her father was a storyteller and a historian of the area. Jane was always writing letters and helping her father
search for the stories of the people who had come before them. She walked the fields of their farm with her father
and he showed her the places where Indians had camped and left behind their arrowheads and knives.
When her father came upon an abandoned homestead with 3 graves marked with crude wooden crosses, Jane
and her father had to find the story behind the graves. While in high school, Jane wrote her first book about the
history of the people who left the 3 graves of children behind.
Jane has spent her adult life looking for new frontiers. With her husband, John M. Grimsrud, she built a 46 foot
sailboat and left the North Country behind and sailed South to a warmer climate. Jane’s husband has published 3
volumes about their travels titled Travels of Dursmirg.
Jane currently resides with her husband in Mérida, Yucatán, México.
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| Yucatán's Magic - Mérida Side Trips Treasures of Mayab By John M. Grimsrud |
| Finally the book for traveling adventurers who want to see more than just trinket shops and crowded tourist traps has arrived: Just launched — our new book—built one stone at a time like the Mayan pyramids. Yucatán's Magic–Mérida Side Trips: Treasures of Mayab Over a quarter of a century of inspired exploration and recording of our travels has led my wife and me to compile an impressive collection of outings that are the foundation for this book, built one story at a time. This isn’t a guide book but an idea book. It is something of another element not made to compete with guidebooks—it is made to complement them. Available from Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. For EPUB edition: click here. Available in iBook store for iPod, IPad. For NOOK edition: click here |