Wolf Hollow Sanctuary - Available Now
Sat, Jul 12
|Minden Community Centre
Time & Location
Jul 12, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Minden Community Centre, 55 Parkside St, Minden, ON K0M 2K0, Canada
About the event
Released 2025: Wolf Hollow Sanctuary, A Memoir by Sharon Lawrence.
In this memoir, Sharon Lawrence offers an intimate portrait of her life with R. D. Lawrence, a world-renowned field biologist, naturalist, journalist, and author. Together, Sharon and R. D. Lawrence managed Wolf Hollow, a wildlife sanctuary in Ursa, Ontario. This book tells the story of their renowned sanctuary and all the lives it touched.
From humble beginnings as a private getaway in the wilderness, Wolf Hollow would eventually house several wolves, dog-wolf hybrids, foxes, birds, porcupines, and even a cougar. Travelers would come from all around the world to visit with the animals, meet the famous author of In Praise of Wolves and The North Runner, and learn about the Canadian wilderness. Lawrence faithfully depicts the challenges and joys of running a wildlife refuge, including natural disasters and the public’s resistance and incomprehension. As the narrative follows life’s natural progression,…