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Petrie Press is a privately held publishing company
owned by the Petrie family of Camden, New York. Current publications are "Minnie The Mule And The Erie Canal" and "Tell Me
A Story - Adirondack Fairy Tales II" and just released in April, 2003, "A Baker's Dozen - Erie Canal Adventures- Book II".
Lettie Petrie is the author of three children's books, as well as "Adirondack Fairy Tales", published by North Country
Books. These tales are written for children to enjoy yet also learn of the animals in the wild and the history of the Erie
Canal.
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Join Captain Fairweather's daughter, Sarah and
her cousin Jack as they solve the bank robberies along the Erie Canal with Minnie the Mule. Go back in time to 1850 when the
Erie Canal was a busy place and every May, Minnie and her sister mules joined the family on the first trip of the season.
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"Tell Me A Story" is a collection of stories for
boys and girls to enjoy around the campfire, at home,and in school, or snuggled under their blankets, ready for sleep. The
author hopes their animal friends will fill their dreams, and perhaps they will meet some of them one day.
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It is really dark! Minnie tried not to feel nervous, but the
long shadows along the edges of the towpath made her glad her shift would soon be over.
Sarah was riding on her broad
back. Jack had boosted her up there a while ago when her tired legs refused to keep up with Jack's long steps. They had been
walking for over five hours.
"Hey, Sarah, right along here is where I saw the ghost last year!" Jack looked up at
his cousin with a mischievous grin.
"You did not! There is no such thing as a ghost, and you know it!" Sarah was suddenly
wide awake....
Follow Minnie, Jack and Sarah's adventure along the Erie Canal.
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A winding mountain road turns before it reaches Tupper Lake,and
leads to an enchanting wooodland glen.
Horseshoe Lake is home to many mountain animals. The lake's clear water holds
all kinds of fish native to he mountains. Trout jump, and bass glide through the marshy bottom. Its grassy banks provide a
place for animals to make themselves at home. In the hollow of a big oak tree that had been hit by a lightning storm, there
lived a family of raccoons. The smallest of them is called "Bandit". His mother named him that when he kept stealing combs,
mirrors, and other shiny things from campers who came to the lake on their vactions.
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