.Pops Northwoods VFW Tales: Book OneEvery other Sunday after church, the same group of friends gathers around the same table at a VFW in Hayward, Wisconsin. The cards come out, the beer gets poured, and sooner or later somebody asks Pops if he has a story.He always does.Pops Northwoods VFW Tales: Book One blends Northwoods humor, folklore, mystery, history, friendship, and the unexplained into seven stories told around the VFW table.The Auctioneer - After a Packers-Vikings game in 1997, Pops meets an unforgettable blackjack dealer named Skeeter who runs his table like a livestock auction.The Man Named Josh - In 1897, Pops's great-grandfather encounters a mysterious giant with impossible strength, leading townspeople to wonder if he might somehow be connected to Paul Bunyan.Zoe - A peaceful afternoon on Stone Lake turns chaotic when a hundred-pound American bulldog decides an elderly woman's kayak looks like the safest place on the water.Caroline Kane - An isolated grave near Round Lake carries a warning: Cross Not Over My Grave, Lest I Follow You Home. Pops tells the disturbing story of the woman buried beneath it.The Pterodactyl of Smith Lake - A frightened visitor calls 911 after seeing what she believes is a prehistoric creature flying over a Wisconsin lake.Richard Ingles - A father-son fishing trip on the Namekagon River turns tragic, leading to a story of loss, courage, and an extraordinarily loyal dog.The Day the Babe Caught Nothing - A family story claims Babe Ruth once quietly traveled to northern Wisconsin for a fishing trip with an old baseball friend. Fact, legend, or something in between?Pull up a chair, grab a drink, and listen closely.Because in Pops's Northwoods, the best stories are the ones where nobody is quite sure where the truth ends and the legend begins.
