Midwest Bedrock: The Search for Nature’s Soul in America’s Heartland

Author Kevin Koch takes participants on a photo-journey across twelve Midwestern states to out-of-the-way nature and outdoor-cultural sites defying the usual stereotypes of Midwest landscape. Geology, biology, archaeology, and history are interspersed throughout the narrative of this twelve-state journey. The presentation is based on Koch’s most recent book, Midwest Bedrock: The Search for Nature’s Soul in America’s Heartland (Indiana University Press).

This event will be hosted at the Library, and is a collaboration between the Spring Green Community Library, Morrill Lecture Series, and Arcadia Books. This event is also part of the Wisconsin Science Festival.

This event is free and no ticket is required. 

Biography: Kevin Koch, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of English at Loras College in Dubuque, IA, where he taught various multidisciplinary nature-based writing courses. His writings include Midwest Bedrock: The Search for Nature’s Soul in America’s Heartland; The Thin Places: A Celtic Landscape from Ireland to the Driftless; The Driftless Land: Spirit of Place in the Upper Mississippi Valley; and Skiing at Midnight: A Nature Journal from Dubuque County, Iowa. More of his work can be found at: https://www.kevinkochdriftlessland.net/kevins-nature-blog.