Harbor Shores Book Signing
with Local Author Greg Ladewski
Saturday, May 19 1-3 pm
Tee Markers: Flame and Flower, Glass and Steel,
celebrates
sculptures, created by Jerry Catania and Josh Andres, that grace the Golf
Course at Harbor Shores. Dazzling graphics includes high definition
photos and the plants they interpret; aerial photography; woodcuts, botanical
drawings and paintings. The text is dotted with tantalizing trivia and
commentary on the ecological significance of the signature flora.
Author and local attorney Greg Ladewski condensed hundreds of hours
of research and interviews to document the project’s inception and miraculous
collaborative process. Interviews with naturalist Chuck Nelson and restoration
botanist Brian Majka reveal the unique “microcosm within a microcosm” that is
Berrien County, and the four district “micro-climates” that make up the course
itself. Commentary by Public Art consultant Susan Wilczak and anecdotes from
Harbor Shores’ resident golf pro, Ross Smith, round out the significance of
this freshly revealed local treasures.