PORTLAND — Portland Museum of Art will present a discussion among Maine children’s book author Lynne Plourde, illustrator Ben Bishop, and Donn Fendler about their collaboration for the graphic novel “Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Maine Wilderness.”
The program, with a book signing to follow, will take place today from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the museum and is free to the public. The book is available for sale in the Museum Store.
According to a news release, the graphic novel is a re-telling of the harrowing story of Donn Fendler’s nine-day adventure as a 12-year-old Boy Scout, lost and alone, after being separated from his family and friends during a sudden storm on top of Maine’s milehigh Mount Katahdin. Fendler’s story of survival and rescue in the Maine wilderness was made famous by in the best-selling book “Lost on a Mountain in Maine.”
For more information, call 775-6148 or visit www.portlandmuseum.org.
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