Chautauqua – “Mary Austin – Eastern Sierra Author and Environmentalist”

“Made in Nevada”

Mary Hunter Austin was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain describes the fauna, flora, and people of the region between the High Sierra and the Mojave Desert of southern California

Austin was a prolific novelist, poet, critic, and playwright, as well as an early feminist and defender of Native American and Spanish-American rights.

Barbara Lewicki is an outdoor enthusiast and photographic artist who has travelled all fifty states in the U.S., as well as over forty countries. Lewicki is also a student of Chautauqua and portrayed Etta Place last September at the park.

Cost: Free

The Ranch House will be open 11 am – 1 pm for event guests.