Susan Carol HauserSusan Carol Hauser is the author of twelve books, including My Kind of River Journey: Seeking Passage on the Mississippi; Outside after Dark; and Wild Rice: An Essential Guide to Cooking, History, and Harvesting. She has been a commentator on Nationa Public Radio's "Living on Earth" and has received several literary grants and awards, including a McKnight Artist Fellowship Loft Award in Poetry and two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grants for Prose, the most recent in 2015. Her newest book is A Guide to the North Country National Scenic Trail in Minnesota, co-edited with Linda M. Johnson. Her freelance work has appeared in the Sun, the Old Farmer's Almanac, National Gardener, National Forests, and other regional and national magazines. Read More Read Less