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George Erickson - author and arctic traveler
George Erickson holds a Bachelor of Science and a Doctor of Dental Surgery
degree from the University of Minnesota. Since 1967 he has made 38 flights through Alaska,
the Yukon, the Northwest Teritories, Nunavut and northern Quebec.
He is the recent Vice-President of the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots' Assoc. and a past chairman
of the Worthington, MN Airport Commission and the Nobles county Art Center. He has served on
the New Brighton, MN Environmental Quality Commission.
He has published numerous articles on a variety of subjects and written three books: the best seller,
True North: Exploring the Great Wilderness by Bush Plane, the recently released sequel,
Back to the Barrens: on the Wing with da Vinci & Friends, and
Time Traveling with Science and the Saints. A fourth book titled
Eyes Wide Open is in the works.
His True North and his Bush Flying for Beginners Power Point presentation, which is based on his books and his northern
travels, has been seen by appreciative audiences in almost every major city in the US and Canada, at
the annual convention of Wilderness physicians in Big Sky, Montana, and repeatedly at AirVenture,
the annual convention of the Experimental Aircraft Assoc. in Oshkosh, WI.
A native of Virginia, MN, he is married, has two grown sons, and now lives with his wife, Sally, on Ely Lake near Eveleth, MN.
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George Erickson's Books
The author donates all of his book profits to educational charities.
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George Erickson
4678 Cedar Island Drive,
Eveleth, MN 55734
218-744-2003
e-mail
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The author will be the featured speaker at the May 1-3, 2009
annual meeting of the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Assoc. and
at the June 17-20, 2009 Sentimental Journey of Piper aviators
at Lock Haven, PA. At both events he will present his Power
Point program, Bush Flying for Beginners, which is based on
his 38 summers in Alaska and northern Canada and on his best
seller True North and its
sequel, Back to the Barrens,
which he will be selling.
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"The Tundra Cub"
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