Reflections on Sage Lake - Paperback

by Joy Rick Atkins (Author)

"Reflections on Sage Lake" is a memoir of a half century of summers spent at a cottage in northern Michigan originally purchased by the author's in-laws. Having always dreamed of someday owning a cottage, she and her husband and their young family spend as much time as possible at a place that became a much loved home away from home. Sometimes humorous with stories about their children, then their grandchildren, the book is often nostalgic over the passage of time and dread the author feels as age and failing health prove a threat to their Sage Lake summers.

Author Biography

Joy Rick Atkins is a graduate of Hillsdale College, Michigan, and of St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York. A high school teacher for many years, she then became a high school counselor. She is married, mother of three, grandmother and work prevented her from accomplishing much until retirement. She has published two books of poetry, over one hundred poems in small literary journals, and several short stories. Reading is a favorite pastime; caring for stray and abused animals a lifelong commitment. She enjoys country living in Bridgeport, Michigan.