Carignan has authored three titles, "A Night on the River:
The Adventures of Bubbles and Squeak," "The First Witness," and “Rudy
Too and Santa's Lost Sack," all children's books. He has also contributed
to three titles, "Over the Coals: Campfire Cookery," in 1999; They
Led Us to Today: A History of North Freedom, Wisconsin," in 2000; “Sauk
County Journal 1848-1998," in 1998; “Over the Coals: Campfire Cookery,
Revised Edition,” in 2004; “They Led Us to Today: A History of North Freedom,
Wisconsin, Revised Edition” in 2018, all adult non-fiction.
In his personal life, Carignan retired in 2013 from local
government, having served nearly eight years as a village trustee and just over
12 years as village president. He returned as a village trustee again in
October 2020. He spent over 20 years working with kids as a coach, mainly in
youth basketball, but also Little League baseball and middle school football.
Add to all of that another 12 years of work in the home healthcare industry.
He is a 1979 graduate of The Evergreen State College in Olympia,
Washington, graduating with a double major in Writing and Marine Science. He is
also a graduate of The Institute of Children's Literature and Writing
Storybooks for Children coursework. Mike has also taken courses in grant
writing and has written numerous proposals over the years. Some funded, others
not.
Travel, history, nature and renewable energy are all of special
interest to Carignan. Check out the blog Trails of a Traveler, which can be
found at trailsofatraveler.wordpress.com. " />
MICHAEL CARIGNAN published his
first article with photos in 1974 and has continued to publish ever since. In
the summer of 2000 Mike accepted a position as editor of a small-town newspaper
in south central Wisconsin, since then he became editor at two other
newspapers, the last being the Sauk Prairie STAR for nearly 11 years. Mike went
into semi-retirement in early 2016 only to reemerge in 2018 as
editor/writer/researcher/photographer and administrator of a community-wide
local history book project that concluded with a 240-page publication. During his career as a journalist he has
published thousands of news articles, feature stories, editorials and
photographs.
Carignan has authored three titles, "A Night on the River:
The Adventures of Bubbles and Squeak," "The First Witness," and “Rudy
Too and Santa's Lost Sack," all children's books. He has also contributed
to three titles, "Over the Coals: Campfire Cookery," in 1999; They
Led Us to Today: A History of North Freedom, Wisconsin," in 2000; “Sauk
County Journal 1848-1998," in 1998; “Over the Coals: Campfire Cookery,
Revised Edition,” in 2004; “They Led Us to Today: A History of North Freedom,
Wisconsin, Revised Edition” in 2018, all adult non-fiction.
In his personal life, Carignan retired in 2013 from local
government, having served nearly eight years as a village trustee and just over
12 years as village president. He returned as a village trustee again in
October 2020. He spent over 20 years working with kids as a coach, mainly in
youth basketball, but also Little League baseball and middle school football.
Add to all of that another 12 years of work in the home healthcare industry.
He is a 1979 graduate of The Evergreen State College in Olympia,
Washington, graduating with a double major in Writing and Marine Science. He is
also a graduate of The Institute of Children's Literature and Writing
Storybooks for Children coursework. Mike has also taken courses in grant
writing and has written numerous proposals over the years. Some funded, others
not.
Travel, history, nature and renewable energy are all of special
interest to Carignan. Check out the blog Trails of a Traveler, which can be
found at trailsofatraveler.wordpress.com. " />