Author Alex Messenger at Thomas St. Angelo Public Library

Duluth author and photographer Alex Messenger visits the Thomas St. Angelo Public Library, in Cumberland, Thursday, Feb. 6, at 12 p.m. Experience this first-hand account of an extraordinary journey through the remote Canadian North. His book, The Twenty-Ninth Day, recounts a harrowing life-or-death encounter with a grizzly bear. This is a true story of survival and resilience.