A Lifetime of Summer Joy
In this heartfelt memoir, retired biology professor and historian of the natural sciences,
Joel Schwartz
, reflects on a lifetime shaped by one remarkable place:
Margaree Valley on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
.
As a boy, Joel first traveled there with his parents and sister-and from that summer forward, he could never quite stay away. Over the decades he returned: as a son, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and always as a seeker of wonder.
Readers will be transported by the beauty and charm of Cape Breton: its welcoming people, its vibrant traditions of music and art, and the world-renowned Margaree River, where salmon run and memories are made. Here, on the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Joel discovered both solace and inspiration-a constant force throughout his life.
A celebration of memory, place, and the ties that bind us, this memoir invites you to experience Cape Breton not just as a destination, but as a home for the heart.