LINKS	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. George Erickson's Books The author donates all of his book profits to educational charities.	George Erickson 4678 Cedar Island Drive, Eveleth, MN 55734 218-744-2003 e-mail 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. "The Tundra Cub"