Hush of the Land : campfire storytelling and book reading with Smoke Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi

Join us for an afternoon of campfire storytelling and book reading from "HUSH OF THE LAND: A Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness" with legendary Montana conservationist, outfitter and teacher Smoke Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi. HUSH OF THE LAND (Bison, 2024) chronicles Smoke's six-decade quest to protect wild lands by bringing thousands of people deep into the mountains of Montana on horseback. With limited financial means and while still in college, the young man from Ohio decided against a promising career in forestry and chose instead to share his love of wilderness with city dwellers by working as a professional outfitter. HUSH OF THE LAND is a captivating story of Smoke’s early days as a packer in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and Bitterroot Mountains. The event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.