Home  |  Camp Life  |  Books for Sale  |  Meet Mert A Palace in the Popples (continued) The story begins with Silas McCracken, a poor lad from Wisconsin who leaves home to follow his dream of being a trapper in the mountains of the West. The second generation of the McCracken's follows the hunting, trapping, and fishing adventures of Charles M. McCracken, a man who can afford to do the things he wants to do and go wherever he points his finger. Frank was the third generation of McCracken's to hunt deer and follow his love to pursue the muskellunge on the Flambeau and the Chippewa Rivers of Wisconsin. Hank, the fourth generation of hunters, trappers, and fishermen in the McCracken family, roams the areas near Ladysmith and Hayward, Wisconsin in pursuit of his dream. Hank and his hunting buddies eventually end up with a parcel of land and their very own palace in the popples. The really unique feature about this book is the nearly 1,000 photos it contains. << back to Books page