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	James Oliver Curwood
		James Oliver Curwood was born in Owosso, Michigan on June 12, 1878, the son of James Moran Curwood and Abigail (Griffen) Curwood.
		During World War II, Curwood Castle was used as a youth center; the Owosso Board of Education had its offices there until 1962; and since November 1970 has been used as museum to house Curwood memorabilia.
		Curwood had planned to live to be 100 by eating little meat, drinking no coffee, tea, or liquor, and exercising regularly.
	www.sdl.lib.mi.us /curwood.htm (844 words)

	James Oliver Curwood
		Curwood Castle....a romantic reproduction of a Norman chateau.
		Curwood and the castle, shortly after he built it in 1922 as a studio.
		Owosso resident, Ivan Conger is curator of Curwood Castle.
	www.shiawasseehistory.com /curwood.html (2537 words)

	Michigan Historical Marker: Curwood Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		James Oliver Curwood was born in Owosso on June 12, 1878, and lived here most of his life.
		The castle, built in 1922, was his writing studio, and a number of his later works were composed in the tower, overlooking the Shiawassee River.
		Curwood became a zealous conservationist, and in 1926 he was appointed to the Michigan Conservation Commission.
	www.michmarkers.com /Pages/HB59.htm (131 words)

	Confessions in Stone \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		My favorites castles are the ones smashed together to the delight of some fool with very little money, all of which he throws into building a ridiculous castle.
		MY idea of a castle is still not anywhere near romantic, but that has everything to do with their historic use, and nothing to do with their appearance or other factors having contributed to the image many seem to have of them.
		The desire to build a castle, for an American, is essentially the same as the desire to make any other art, but in a massive, bold, and not at all recognized as 'art' way.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/46749 (2514 words)

	Violet Books: James Oliver Curwood
		James Oliver Curwood lived most of his life in Owosso, Michigan, where he was born on June 12, 1878.
		The Castle, shown in the center illustration (2-b), was built in 1922, in which decade Curwood became one of America's best selling & most highly paid authors.
		Today most Americans are pretty ignorant of Canada's grand history, but in Curwood's heyday American children were as apt to play at being red-coated Mounties as they were at being cowboys -- & the Romance of the frozen North was closely identified with this thrilling American writer.
	www.violetbooks.com /western-bios/james-curwood.html (302 words)

	Castles of the United States
		After thinking for many years that we should be living in a castle, we have started building one in the kingdom of Aethelmearc (located in the mid atlantic area).
		TARRYTOWN CASTLE - CASTLE ON THE HUDSON - Tarrytown
		If anyone connected with any of the "castles" that are listed on this home page object to their castle being here, please contact me via E-Mail by clicking here.
	www.dupontcastle.com /castles (600 words)

	Curwood Castle in Owosso, MI
		Curwood Castle in Owosso, MI This replica of a Norman castle, thought to be architecturally unique in the state, was used as a...">
		This replica of a Norman castle, thought to be architecturally unique in the state, was used as a studio by James Oliver Curwood, author and conservationist.
		It is maintained as a museum with Curwood memorabilia and local artifacts displayed.
	www.vzlocal.com /info/detail/mtg-39196 (62 words)

	MHAL
		It was designated on June 1, 2006 at the Curwood Castle in Owosso, his birthplace and later home.
		Curwood Castle is the writing studio he built along the banks of the Shiawassee River.
		The Landmark recognizes the popularity of Curwood's wilderness adventure novels, many of which were made into feature films, and the role he played in the early Michigan conservation movement.
	www.michigan.gov /hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_36788_36789-129557--,00.html (391 words)

	Spring Fever: Detours and Daytrips (Part 1)
		John Oliver Curwood was the famous nature writer whose stories reached a pinnacle of popularity during the 1920s.
		Constructed in 1922 and overlooking the scenic Shiawassee River looms Curwood Castle.
		Of particular interest is the annual Curwood Festival, which includes a city-wide celebration of the author.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/9143/67139 (435 words)

	Curwood Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It was built for author James Oliver Curwood who used the castle as a writing studio.
		The Castle is located in Curwood Castle Park overlooking the Shiawassee River and is open to the public 1-5 p.m.
		Curwood Castle is now hosting medieval/Renaissance faires in may and august.
	www.dupontcastle.com /castles/curwood.htm (105 words)

	Shiawassee Co. Convention and Visitors Bureau: Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Curwood Castle is the Studio of famed author and conservationist James Oliver Curwood.
		Built in 1922 as a writing studio, it is believed to be a replica of a gatehouse to a French Castle.
		Located next to the historic Curwood Castle overlooking the Shiawassee River, the arts Center serves as a showcase for the work of numerous Michigan and national artists.
	www.shiawassee.org /pages_cvb/attractions.htm (639 words)

	Curwood Castle Museum in Owosso, MI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Curwood Castle Museum in Owosso, MI museumstuff.com :: museums :: Curwood Castle Museum
		Built in 1923 and now contains showcases with Curwood memorabilia, movie posters, an Owosso quilt, antiques and a Thomas E. Dewey exhibit.
		PAGE OVERVIEW: -- Provides general information about Curwood Castle Museum, which may include web site and contact information, as well as description and collections info for those planning to visit Curwood Castle Museum..
	www.museumstuff.com /rec/org_20020201_15942.html (193 words)

	Amazon.ca: Alaskan, the (a Novel of the North): Books: James Oliver Curwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Alaskan is regarded as one of Curwood’s best, and was made into a Paramount movie in 1924.
		Owosso residents honor his name to this day, and Curwood Castle (built in 1922) is the town's main tourist attraction.
		During the 1920s Curwood became one of America's best selling and most highly paid authors.
	www.amazon.ca /Alaskan-North-James-Oliver-Curwood/dp/1421934892 (279 words)

	Castle-Pierce--Sales
		He spent 15 years with Duralam, Inc. as Vice president of Sales/Marketing and one of the owners before the company was purchased by Curwood in 1999.
		His primary concentration is on the flexographic label industry, assisting customers with their consumer packaging needs.
		Kate was a founding member of the board of directors for United Community Services, Inc., a cooperative office building for nonprofit organizations, and currently chairs the marketing committee for a local parish school.
	www.castlepierce.com /people/sales.html (606 words)

	Owosso Michigan Travel Guide
		Curwood Castle - this architectural and historical attraction was built in the 1920s for the writer James Curwood as a studio.
		The design is thought to be a copy of a French castle.
		Located next to the Curwood Castle at 206 Curwood Castle Dr., Owosso, MI.
	www.olcg.com /mi/owosso/main.php?statedes=Michigan&state2=MI&city2=Owosso (244 words)

	GWRRA MI Chapter E2
		The Chapter was Chartered January 13, 1990 The Chapter was initially Known as "The Shiawassee Road Riders" Due to Owosso being known as "Curwood Country" after the late James Oliver Curwood, Writer and Author, who was from Owosso.
		The name was changed to "Curwood Country Wings" in October 1992.
		The current patch, which was created by Perry Maynard and Jim Cylmer, former area Reps, is rectangular in shape and red in color with multi-color stitching of the Curwood Castle.
	www.gwrra-mi.org /chapter/e2 (227 words)

	Thor the Barbarian
		As for the Curwood Festival itself, that is scheduled for June 2nd through the 5th.
		Those interested in knowing more of the Curwood Castle Festival may visit http://curwoodfestival.com/ --- or phone 1-989-723-2161; or e-mail curwood.festivalinc@verizon.net; or write to Post Office Box 461, Owosso, MI 48867.
		But that reign of happiness was to be short-lived, for an evil Necromancer laid waste to the region, determined to destroy anything that stood in his way.
	www.thorthebarbarian.com /chronicles/April05/Barbarians_wizard.htm (1001 words)

	readsouthwest! A Southwest Book Store and Author Book Promotion Site
		A fast-moving quick read, The Adobe Castle is a modern gothic with northern New Mexico setting.
		is a child's biography of James Oliver Curwood, who built Curwood Castle in Owosso, Michigan, and was one of the highest paid U.S. authors in the 20's.
		This photo-book tells of Curwood's encounter with a grizzly which changed his attitude toward wildlife and hunting.
	www.readsouthwest.com /inezross.html (528 words)

	C5 Edgar Rice Burroughs Library
		This was the third of Curwood's brilliant trilogy, preceded by River's End and The Valley of Silent Men, adventure-filled tales of the Canadian Mounties.
		The Castle, shown in the center illustration (2-b), was built in 1922, in which decade Curwood became one of America's best selling and most highly paid authors.
		Today most Americans are pretty ignorant of Canada's grand history, but in Curwood's heyday American children were as apt to play at being red-coated Mounties as they were at being cowboys -- and the Romance of the frozen North was closely identified with this thrilling American writer.
	www.erbzine.com /dan/c5.html (3919 words)

	A Photo Tour of Shiawassee County Michigan, Owosso, Corunna, Durand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This is Curwood Castle, Owosso's unique historical landmark and former studio of adventure writer James Oliver Curwood.
		The Curwood Festival is held each summer in honor of the Curwood heritage.
		Shiawassee River in Downtown Owosso. The sidewalk in the foreground is a part of the Bicycle River Walk that extends from Green Meadows Park, north of Owosso, all the way to McCurdy Park in Corunna. In the distance you can probably make out the bridge carrying M-21 (Main Street) over the river.
	www.shianet.org /community/tour (135 words)

	The Argus-Press Daily Newspaper :: Owosso, Michigan, Shiawassee County
		Downtown Owosso is generally defined as the area bounded on the west by the Shiawassee River and Curwood Castle Drive, Howard Street on the south, then Hickory and Oliver streets on the east and north, respectively.
		During lively discussion, those at the meeting defined a low crime rate as the major strength of the downtown area, indeed, of the entire city.
		Also leading among strengths were mention of the riverfront area, Steam Railroading Institute, Curwood Castle area and the Lebowsky Center.
	www.argus-press.com /articles/2005/11/19/news/news1.txt (565 words)

	Directions
		Then turn right onto M-21 and take the first left onto Curwood Castle Drive just before the Shiawassee River.
		From Saginaw: take M-52 south to M-21 and M-21 east one block to Curwood Castle Drive just before the Shiawassee River.
		Once on Curwood Castle Drive, it is about one block north of M-21 within view of Curwood Castle on the river side of the street.
	www.shiawasseearts.org /location.html (158 words)

	Lynette Dyer Vuong
		Lynette Dyer Vuong was born in Owosso, Michigan, site of Curwood Castle, the studio of adventure writer James Oliver Curwood.
		At the age of seven she began to write in a "castle" of her own: a large upstairs closet with a window that opened onto a world of fairy tales, myths and legends, and adventures in distant times and places.
		While studying at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she met a student from Vietnam and, soon after, married him in Saigon.
	www.author-illustr-source.com /lynettedyervuong.htm (1310 words)

	29 January 2006
		The map showed a "Curwood Castle" in Owosso.
		After I filled the car up I asked the two women attendants if there was a castle in town.
		"You mean the Curwood castle?" the older one asked.
	homepage.mac.com /mikel666/bethesda/road_trip/files/archive-0.html (3386 words)

	Shiawassee County Historical Society
		They can be purchased at the SCHS office at Curwood Castle or by mail at the above address.
		Owosso Township: City of Owosso schools, Owosso Business College, School of Nursing, County Normal School, Pilgrim Holiness Seminary, Owosso Graduates of 1892 and 1904, Teachers from Owosso Township, St. Paul School, Dewey School, Union School, Burton School, Carson School, McCall School, West Branch School and Green Meadows School.
		The above books can be purchased by sending a check to the Shiawassee County Historical Society, Curwood Castle Drive, Owosso, MI 48867.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/mi/county/shiawassee/geneasoc.html (697 words)

	Cruise to the Castle Car Show - Michigan - Pure Michigan Travel
		Caution: this information may be out of date, or the facility may have closed.
		To check for the most current infromation, we suggest that you search our site for Cruise to the Castle Car Show.
		Owosso will be hosting a cruise past the historic Curwood Castle and to the Big Boy Restaurant for nostalgic fun.
	www.michigan.org /travel/detail.asp?m=4;7&p=B322 (102 words)

	Hot Pink Karma - AW SNAP! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Curwood, a wildly unpopular nature-fiction author circa 1920.
		Unfortunately, the duo was too young to set out and their own.
		Before the conception of Hot Pink Karma, Zuker played in a girl power band known as Timid Pink, but something didn't click.
	www.hotpinkkarma.com /bio.html (530 words)

	My Game Company - President's Blog
		We chose the castle dungeons for the setting, and used a number of dark textures to create an appropriate ambience.
		We've been working on decorations for the castle that is featured in the final levels of Dirk Dashing.
		I quickly took inventory of what I had - a painting of Curwood Castle in Owosso, Michigan; a colored pencil drawing of a lakeside dock with some boats, an ebony pencil drawing of a series of waterfalls, another ebony pencil drawing of a beach scene...
	www.mygamecompany.com /blog/index.htm (11686 words)

	Curwood, James Oliver: The Crippled Lady of Peribonka
		Curwood, James Oliver: The Crippled Lady of Peribonka
		In order to perform regular system maintenance, we must shut this system down today, December 24th.
		The children have come to believe that it was a miracle which sent the Crippled Lady through the doors of death and then brought her back again, that she might remain with them always.
	www.forbesbookclub.com /bookpage.asp?prod_cd=IRR31 (336 words)

	Shiawassee Co. Convention and Visitors Bureau: Associate Investors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Located next to the historic Curwood Castle overlooking the Shiawassee River, the Shiawassee Arts Center has eight galleries with featured exhibits, a specialty gift shop and classes for children and adults.
		The Arts Center is available for meetings, private receptions and parties.
		annual Curwood Festival will be held June 1-4, 2006 in downtown Owosso, MI in honor of our own author and conservationist, James Oliver Curwood.
	www.shiawassee.org /pages_cvb/associate_investors.htm (901 words)

	Shiabruck Medieval Festival
		Please review our normal turnaround policy for details.
		Curwood Castle at Night, with the Viking encampment
		My booth is the dark brown one under the tree.
	www.heavy-leather.com /images/shiabruck/shiabruck03.htm (366 words)

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