Because of the time and energy I've invested looking into the final 40 years of the life and death of Chief Namakaon, AKA John Falcon Tanner, I believe I know more about his life than anyone on this planet. My research has also led me to learn about his early life and to connect with his descendants...

The first novel in my Chief Namakagon trilogy tells of John Falcon Tanner's move from Sault Ste. Marie, MI to his home on Lake Namakagon. He was the sole resident on this 3000 acre lake for the next 40 years. I never intended to write a second novel about him, but my years of research convinced me h...

By the way, there is an island in the north end of Lake Namakagon called "Chief Namakagon Island." He moved one of his camps there when the lumber company put in a dam at the outlet of the lake. This caused the lake to rise about 14 feet, submerging his other camps. The island is like a sm...

LOTS of updates needed here. First, John Falcon Tanner did NOT die in the Soo. He knew he'd be lynched for the murder of James Schoolcraft so he bugged out. Decades later he told an Ashland, WI newspaperman that he was visited by a spirit that told him to travel 13 days west where he'd find a new ho...