Scott Seymour’s book about growing up on the Menominee River is also a call to protect the waterway.
For people who love the outdoors, there are certain spots that can act as a “magnet,” making the desire to return a force of nature, says Monona resident Scott Seymour, author of the book “Return to Familiar Waters, A Fly Fisherman’s Journey Back to the Troubled River of His Youth.”
For Seymour, that “place” is the Menominee River, where he learned to fish as a child with his grandfather.
The river, which forms a border between northeastern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, has seen its share of challenges throughout history, most recently from a mine that is proposed to be built on its banks.
Seymour’s book, published this spring, tells tales of growing up on the river and other fishing adventures, but also is a call to action to protect it.
Q: What is the history of your connection with the Menominee River?
A: Everybody’s got that “place.” I started fishing (on the Menominee River) and discovered a passion for fishing with my grandfather. I never thought there’d be this overwhelming compulsion to return and spend the majority of my fishing time on the river of my youth 25 years ago. To have that home water, where you get on that river … it’s almost an immediate stress reliever. It’s important for everybody to have a place like that and to do what you can to protect it.
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