Book Signing: Travis Novitsky for Spirits Dancing

Minnesota photographer and author Travis Novitsky will be signing copies of Spirits Dancing: The Night Sky, Indigenous Knowledge, and Living Connection in the Cosmos at Zenith Bookstore.

For millennia, humans have marveled at the night sky: the wonder of the aurora, the glory of the Milky Way, and the peace that comes with stargazing. In this book, Novitsky’s photographs portray these marvels, while co-author astrophysicist Annette S. Lee discusses how Western science and Indigenous knowledge can work together to provide a deeper understanding of the universe.

Novitsky, a lifelong resident of the north shore of Lake Superior, is a nature and wildlife photographer living in Grand Portage. He is most known for his images portraying the wonders of the night sky. His work is prominently featured in the documentary Northern Nights, Starry Skies, a film he narrated and co-produced along with PBS North and Hamline University’s Center for Global Environmental Education. During the day, he works for the Minnesota DNR as the park manager at Grand Portage State Park. He is a mixed-race Native American of Ojibwe, French, Swedish, Russian and Polish ancestry and a member of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.