“From a Wooden Canoe is the most satisfying kind of nature writing because it makes you want to get up and get out. Give these essays a good read, and then find your own canoe.” —The Wall Street Journal

“[Dennis] brings a bright, childlike eagerness to these days on the stream or in the field and forest, burnishing their memory with thoughtfulness and elegance.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Anything [Dennis] writes is worthy of a place on your nightstand, alongside your favorite recliner, or in a special spot on the bookshelf to be taken down from time to time and revisited like an old friend.” —Oakland Press

“With this reader, Dennis is preaching to the converted. But I suspect even city slickers couldn't help but warm to his opinions.” —Seattle Times

“More than anything, Dennis offers us an appreciation of the simpler things in life that many times pass us by in our break-neck pace of living. He shows us that just off the beaten path is a slower avenue, taken by countless generations before us and still available to enjoy if only we would take the time to look.” —The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

“Michigan is lucky to have and have had such clear voices speaking for it as Voelker and Dennis.” —Gray's Sporting Journal